"I'll stick to the chaise longue."

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This entry was inspired by <em>Downton Abbey</em>. In Season Two, Episode Seven, the Crawleys and the residents of Downton Abbey discuss the changes that have taken place due to the Great War.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Says Isobel Crawley:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">"I like the new fashions. Shorter skirts, looser cuts. The old clothes were all very well if one spent the day on a chaise longue, but if one wants to get anything done, the new clothes are much better."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">"I'll stick to the chaise longue," replies Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham (played by Dame Maggie Smith).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">In honor of Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, I offer a selection of chaises longues. I wonder which one she would prefer . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZri3r-IlfTqsfae05t5R3-K5pzMX-WleMakXLI2GepRVzAOQLE7qGtUwWk13prfGIwsYRpw4pTehGUS5OqXoVlHO2evOd-yVV5PfFhbhzxlHH4vSnp7aoBa-cY5XHSazgx1IZThpyeU/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueADApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZri3r-IlfTqsfae05t5R3-K5pzMX-WleMakXLI2GepRVzAOQLE7qGtUwWk13prfGIwsYRpw4pTehGUS5OqXoVlHO2evOd-yVV5PfFhbhzxlHH4vSnp7aoBa-cY5XHSazgx1IZThpyeU/s640/BlogChaiseLongueADApril2011.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maison Jansen r</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ecamier covered in a Fortuny cotton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">New York City apartment designed and decorated by architect Carlos Aparico.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (April 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBMR-XLo0VVZc2704qZ-1E5ERZYaXZwDHDwq-bftiPyYOC4WknIEFdXYdVQRI65A6A6YXfdKONGlNce4sKjM-MJyZMMBcHI2wIU9osAG7UcKQ3v2qW4O3DOIblnBTpBWvgoZF07Uk35A/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueElleDecorDec2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBMR-XLo0VVZc2704qZ-1E5ERZYaXZwDHDwq-bftiPyYOC4WknIEFdXYdVQRI65A6A6YXfdKONGlNce4sKjM-MJyZMMBcHI2wIU9osAG7UcKQ3v2qW4O3DOIblnBTpBWvgoZF07Uk35A/s640/BlogChaiseLongueElleDecorDec2008.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">English Regency chaise.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of a 1902 Manhattan townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lee Mindel of Shelton, Mindel and Associates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (December 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIXVTnk7NoLUV_AOyMbLHAnVHbmjjfKnvFKJB6xsd_pyOKIqAkcGDaVcNfo8LdoKFoor4iaoCfOrsrXxWmos1MsmU2o5RfrKEH3yZkfZlEoxzoyWtCh1vk1Vc7-5rDQAuCycOnWPBkgU/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueGerrieBremermann.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIXVTnk7NoLUV_AOyMbLHAnVHbmjjfKnvFKJB6xsd_pyOKIqAkcGDaVcNfo8LdoKFoor4iaoCfOrsrXxWmos1MsmU2o5RfrKEH3yZkfZlEoxzoyWtCh1vk1Vc7-5rDQAuCycOnWPBkgU/s640/BlogChaiseLongueGerrieBremermann.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A white Napoleon III chaise longue.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Garden room of New Orleans home of Rivie and Cathy Cary.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Gerrie Bremermann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoWPylNjQZHD0_icXWlP8EWezMA1FyeRx_I6qOj9isLn6sKfjEhMsZgkKScHzOl1PUdz1v3A4aye3OHpA9jnLQMoTrKvHKZ1QJecMhRhG0wHGugI1oIv1GITvf58kZDeKAHmWCu3p074/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueKayOToole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoWPylNjQZHD0_icXWlP8EWezMA1FyeRx_I6qOj9isLn6sKfjEhMsZgkKScHzOl1PUdz1v3A4aye3OHpA9jnLQMoTrKvHKZ1QJecMhRhG0wHGugI1oIv1GITvf58kZDeKAHmWCu3p074/s640/BlogChaiseLongueKayOToole.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pierre Deux fabric on chaise in guest room of Kay O'Toole.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Kay O'Toole, owner of Kay O'Toole Antiques and Eccentricities in Houston.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASeuF6XPe98164UV0dpoL17T_or9wDOBnSgD_c9VxdjbfgJ-VkqAGdB7NFTQ6pFprFM9EGHubYYrbnlu2Ho8ur0h45pUhGX-HbPTMfIE9EF_0ZAGBcXteUnTHMs-XrC_x0yxFARcwxu0/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASeuF6XPe98164UV0dpoL17T_or9wDOBnSgD_c9VxdjbfgJ-VkqAGdB7NFTQ6pFprFM9EGHubYYrbnlu2Ho8ur0h45pUhGX-HbPTMfIE9EF_0ZAGBcXteUnTHMs-XrC_x0yxFARcwxu0/s640/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeApril2011.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> C<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">haise longue by Le Corbusier in upstairs study of architect Michael Graves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (April 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RYg3ikoZIKPNetTpVTVzd-bqP1doqIrJRd3BQ2tqtpzepHtOB9AsxUDNy712kugBMnUd8Y8nDQ1CnJiqAVWp00FkiTH06uecg3wO1bxbk9QbAofeZ-bEOhQy73CGdDi76D0OfXWRvgU/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.mario-buatta-aileen-mehle-manhattan-apartment-08-bedroom%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RYg3ikoZIKPNetTpVTVzd-bqP1doqIrJRd3BQ2tqtpzepHtOB9AsxUDNy712kugBMnUd8Y8nDQ1CnJiqAVWp00FkiTH06uecg3wO1bxbk9QbAofeZ-bEOhQy73CGdDi76D0OfXWRvgU/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.mario-buatta-aileen-mehle-manhattan-apartment-08-bedroom%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A French chaise longue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Aileen Mehle, the society columnist known as "Suzy".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Mario Buatta.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (January 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAhifoPVUaHN9C-2RzAVE4tMNcHkFk6OddMB7yqhD7HdpWaq1i9_qvHgu3rUCThcTfpaXPZZ-js7EsrD_nWG0HGvKua65P8b2heBSTaYy7AlHDrcuj4w2j3rE2i8QYOMg94hf3qLTC28/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-09-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAhifoPVUaHN9C-2RzAVE4tMNcHkFk6OddMB7yqhD7HdpWaq1i9_qvHgu3rUCThcTfpaXPZZ-js7EsrD_nWG0HGvKua65P8b2heBSTaYy7AlHDrcuj4w2j3rE2i8QYOMg94hf3qLTC28/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-09-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louis XVI chaise longue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Home of San Antonio, Texas designer Gwynn Griffith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGB6wHljzftAXchwKt2umPJeHNs8mp1XyV4Cwpxh-Vq8OcUXPAGF_n-SZ_-dp-_YKYsGKgy1e_NV1bcE5PchK8iwKJRvPVhWgYpCUxtk2umklp8Mb5roRBEQx-zA8qB33QL9WSXAsCQA/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueVerandaApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGB6wHljzftAXchwKt2umPJeHNs8mp1XyV4Cwpxh-Vq8OcUXPAGF_n-SZ_-dp-_YKYsGKgy1e_NV1bcE5PchK8iwKJRvPVhWgYpCUxtk2umklp8Mb5roRBEQx-zA8qB33QL9WSXAsCQA/s640/BlogChaiseLongueVerandaApril2011.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom chaise in Bergamo faux fur.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Park Avenue apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by David Kleinberg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior architecture by Peter Pennoyer Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (April 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXJPuS3-h8el4dppOKLvQifVU_ukml7HrJqcY5XXMQci7xx9o6nVe0ehenSzJAgqkm_0r2lP4JFcc5mPwSbTZS-y1FB5UDejXs0IYeZUpkWmgVDG2uW6tSOJ2X6x3HweIkFTEoHyK0BE/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeNovember2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXJPuS3-h8el4dppOKLvQifVU_ukml7HrJqcY5XXMQci7xx9o6nVe0ehenSzJAgqkm_0r2lP4JFcc5mPwSbTZS-y1FB5UDejXs0IYeZUpkWmgVDG2uW6tSOJ2X6x3HweIkFTEoHyK0BE/s640/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeNovember2010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">A French bulldog named Tulipe on a vintage chaise longue covered in a Brunschwig & Fils check.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Todd Richesin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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"I'll stick to the chaise longue."

This entry was inspired by Downton Abbey . In Season Two, Episode Seven, the Crawleys and the residents of Downton Abbey discuss the changes...

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