WILDE, OSCAR

HOUSE DECORATION

By Oscar Wilde

In this lecture, also known as The House Beautiful, given on a tour of America in 1882, Wilde delivers a highly entertaining critique of American interior decoration before offering advice and extolling the virtue of craftsmanship. Read more

THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS

By Oscar Wilde

'Fashion rests upon folly. Art rests upon law. Fashion is ephemeral. Art is eternal. Indeed what is a fashion really? A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so absolutely unbearable that we have to alter it every six months!' Originally published in 1885. Read more