This edition of Pretty, Please-a roundup of skin care finds, wellness essentials, and otherwise beautiful things-takes an oblique look at fresh beginnings. It’s the proverbial time of year for renewal: a cliche that still holds promise, even for those feeling a bit worse for wear. “Minor tear, some wear commensurate with stage use,” the condition report read. Despite being put through the rock-and-roll ringer, the dress fared much better than the woman who wore it on the cover of Newsweek and Time. Joplin had apparently salvaged them from a fan-gifted bouquet in her dressing room her friend Linda Gravenites helped build out the rest of the baby-doll silhouette with black crushed velvet. A dress worn by Janis Joplin at the 1968 Newport Folk Festival was up for auction, and the beaded flowers across the bodice caught my eye.
On a Tuesday in April, as I began rerouting my walks to catch the neighborhood cherry tree in peak form, a different set of blossoms turned up at Sotheby’s.
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