Comments on: Sarah Ainslie’s Wardrobe Portraits https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/12/sarah-ainslies-wardrobe-portraits-i/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:07:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Christine Swan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/12/sarah-ainslies-wardrobe-portraits-i/#comment-1524679 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:07:10 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=197435#comment-1524679 This is a wonderful post – thank you Sarah and the GA. I would love to have a walk-in wardrobe, as opposed to a walk-over one! We all have special clothes that take pride of place – I arrange mine theatrically on a makeshift wardrobe/ coat and hat rack. I adore colours and fabrics and berate myself when I resort to all black or jeans and a t-shirt. Life is dull enough as it is without dressing to match.
I love the joy and satisfaction on the owners’ faces. “This is my stuff and this is my place”. Lovely!

]]> By: boudica Fawkesredd https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/12/sarah-ainslies-wardrobe-portraits-i/#comment-1524087 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:43:02 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=197435#comment-1524087 Great wardrobe pics by Sarah I remember all thous years ago when she came to secpit towered to film me at secpit toweres in Bethnall green hi to everyone in London and all over thee world we hope you are well

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/12/sarah-ainslies-wardrobe-portraits-i/#comment-1524081 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:23:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=197435#comment-1524081 Oh, that Andrew Dawson has the right idea. Whenever one needs a little reassuring hug, just snuggle into the closet and have one of your shirts do the job. I love this series. Ms. Ainslie always delivers.

My parents had two tiny closets in their very-tiny bedroom. On one side of the room, was my Dad’s tidy pristine closet. He was a clothes horse, and looked marvelous in his duds. Everything absolutely orderly, with rows of wooden hangers for his garments, specialized shoe horns for his polished shoes, even a couple intriguing hat boxes up on the very top shelf. Naturally, HIS closet got the full length mirror.

My mother! — sigh. Her little closet absolutely exploded with dresses, robes, blouses, house coats; everything tangled together and smelling so sweet from her perfume. (Estee Lauder) I loved to poke my head in there, and be surrounded by everything. The patterns and prints of her clothes, oh and the colors. She loved color. Especially pink. A quote from my dear mom:
“Any color………just so it is PINK.”

This was a romantic couple who proved the adage: Opposites attract. With closets to prove it.

Thank you, GA. And Ms. Ainslie; an amazing story-teller with her camera.

]]> By: Mathilde Grange https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/12/sarah-ainslies-wardrobe-portraits-i/#comment-1524074 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:03:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=197435#comment-1524074 Absolutely great collection of wardrobe portraits! Bravo! I really liked them.

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/12/sarah-ainslies-wardrobe-portraits-i/#comment-1524072 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:31:43 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=197435#comment-1524072 Walk-in wardrobes have always been a phenomenon for me. On the one hand sensational, on the other actually unnecessary. — But Mr Hoare-Walter seems to live in one… 🙂

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Annie S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/10/12/sarah-ainslies-wardrobe-portraits-i/#comment-1524071 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:09:41 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=197435#comment-1524071 What an interesting and original project!
Great photos Sarah.

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