Portrait of Mrs. Larz Anderson
Sarah Khan Event Styling
Sarah Khan
2021 installation
2nd Floor - Dining Room
The Inspiration
This formal portrait of Mrs. Larz Anderson, Isabel Anderson, was finished in 1901. Painted by American artist Cecilia Beaux, the portrait depicts Isabel wearing an evening gown designed by Worth of Paris and an Indian emerald brooch.
The Flowers
Florist’s inspiration: I found this particular portrait of interest to tackle as an interpretation in florals. Corsets and boning in dresses give such beautiful curves to a woman's body but there is still a physical aversion to staying constrained and desire to burst out of it and assume a natural and comfortable shape. The corset can be a restraint of a physical, thought process or emotional expression of a woman and I wanted to illustrate that through florals.
THE DESIGNER
Sarah Khan
Sarah Khan Event Styling
Inspired by her background and upbringing as a first generation child of immigrants, Sarah developed an eye for creating beauty at a young age. The conglomerate of fading techniques of Pakistani and Indian artisans of days old took a new life as Sarah used her skills to create distinct event experiences in the DC metro area.
As the Creative Director of Sarah Khan Event Styling, Sarah looks to every client as an opportunity to be a visual architect with a desire to create timeless beauty. Over the last decade, Sarah Khan and her studio have designed exquisite weddings for the creme de la creme of DC's social scene. Her aesthetic and design concepts have caught the attention of coveted publications, lifestyle brands, celebrities and politicians. Khan's creative team has found itself featured in digital and print publications in Harper’s Bazaar Bride India, South Asian Bride magazine, Modern Luxury, Washingtonian and television features on Bravo's Real Housewives franchise and the full series of Season 2 of Full Bloom on HBOmax.
Sarah's approach to the creative space is to focus on self growth unaltered by the opinion of others. She attributes any success she has to, Islam, its principles in business and the discipline it requires to move forward every day to do your best regardless of circumstance.
Photo of Donnamaria by Jonny Edward
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
Donnamaria R. Jones
Circa Life Images
Donnamaria is a published, award-winning portrait and event photographer based in the Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia area. She owns and operates Circa Life Images Studio, a 2,500 square foot space located on the north end of Waldorf in Southern Maryland. The spacious facility has a very large bay door entrance and offers a range of professional imaging services to include portrait, lifestyle and automotive photography. The studio is conveniently located off the main thoroughfare, MD Route 301, with ample parking just a few feet from the main entrance. She also travels internationally to provide on location photography services.
