Susanna Reid

I once went to the Mayfair club Annabel's and the best thing about it was the Ladies. Perfumed air, exotic wallpaper, full-length mirrors - when you've had enough of the bustle, it's like having a rest in a boudoir: a female sanctuary.

Elliott Erwitt

Covering a historic event is perfectly legitimate. It's not sneaking into somebody's boudoir... These people belong to history, and not to record that if you have the opportunity would be wrong.

French Photographer

Laurie Graham

It was the Victorians who covered the piano legs and drew a heavy curtain over what a lady got up to in her boudoir.

English Journalist

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear.

American Philosopher

William Manchester

As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action.

American Historian

Kathleen Winsor

It was a woman's bedroom, actually a boudoir, and no man belonged in it except by invitation.

American Author

Traditionally, 'boudoir' referred to a woman's private space for dressing or resting.

Gendered Space

The term emphasizes privacy and intimacy, often for personal activities.

Privacy Emphasis

'Boudoir' carries a French cultural connotation, suggesting elegance and sophistication.

Cultural Flair

'Boudoir' can describe a plush, cozy style of decorating a bedroom, often feminine.

Decorative Style

Boudoir decoration often aims to create an inviting and intimate atmosphere.

Sensual Appeal

'Boudoir' also refers to a genre of photography that captures intimate, romantic images.

Boudoir Photography

 a tedious obsession with my personal business you know matters of the fur boudoir rhubarb i've said too much it's a private matter