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I'm so in love with these unique fashion plates from 1894-96 that combine photography with illustration. Via @metmuseum
I love when fashion plates include back views, like this one from 1902. Which is your favorite?
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"Miss Irene Hirst, later the Hon. Mrs Rose" by Philip Alexius de László, 1921.
"Miss Muriel Gore in a Fortuny Dress, 1919" by Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley. The artist wonderfully captures the distinctive pleats of a Fortuny Delphos gown.
Turn of the century @clarksshoes ad illustrated by Hamilton King, who became famous for his renderings of fashionable women known as the Hamilton King Girls.
Alfred De Dreux was well known in the mid 19th Century for his stately equine scenes, such as this aptly named piece, "An Elegant Equestrienne". Fun fact: the @Hermes_Paris logo was based off one of his drawings.
Watercolor portrait of Olga Fersen in all the volume of the Romantic Era. By Pyotr Fyodorovich Sokolov, 1829.
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Circa 1890 corset ad showing a fabulous variety, illustrated by Alfred Choubrac. https://t.co/ytnvpVgQZF
A fascinating look at the artist's process. Alphonse Mucha is an icon of the hyper-stylized art nouveau movement, but all of his works used real models. Luckily for us, many of these model photos survive! Click and scroll for more: https://t.co/6JEIHlPBDP
(1/3) It's time to kick off the first month of 2019 with January magazine covers from each decade throughout the 20th Century. Which is your favorite?
1905, 1915, 1925, 1935