En été (La Bohémienne) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

En été (La Bohémienne) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the Impressionist painter and his The Bohemian (Lise the Bohemian), En été (La Bohémienne) created in 1868.

I particularly enjoyed this definition by George Sterling, a member of the exclusive Bohemian Club, a club that also included the likes of Clint Eastwood, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry Ford:

Any good mixer of convivial habits considers he has a right to be called a Bohemian. But that is not a valid claim. There are two elements, at least, that are essential to Bohemianism. The first is devotion or addiction to one or more of the Seven Arts; the other is poverty. Other factors suggest themselves: for instance, I like to think of my Bohemians as young, as radical in their outlook on art and life; as unconventional, and, though this is debatable, as dwellers in a city large enough to have the somewhat cruel atmosphere of all great cities.

En été (La Bohémienne) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

La Vida Romana Accessories

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Accessory designer La Vida Romana embodies the edgy gypsy; a first nation cross bohemian style that COT oh so loves. Bones and leather, and feathers that dangle and tiny skulls that jingle with bronze chain links and strong emerald or turquoise eye shadow.  This is the beautiful kind of stuff that makes the warm setting sun of mid summer so very enjoyable. Continue Reading →