Thoughts from the Bus Stop

On till January 22, 2006 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (part of the Smithsonian) in Washington, D.C. is Style and Status: Imperial Costumes from Ottoman Turkey:

"The first international exhibition devoted to sumptuous and graphically stunning imperial Turkish robes (kaftans) from the 16th and 17th century - the embodiment of the maxim that 'clothes make the man'... robes that dazzle with their audacious play of colors, bold designs, and rich finish. At the core of the 68 objects on view is a group of opulent imperial robes from the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, Turkey, the largest repository of Islamic textiles in the world."

It like me you're too far away to visit in person, the exhibition's website has an online interactive with lots of beautiful photos to drool over.
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