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Simple but stunning design suggestion by Florence Schatken for the subscription Cardinal Fashion Studios, 1946.

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2018-10-05

Today I feature a motif as opposed to one item. This 1800-05 yellow Muslim dress introduced me to 'Vandyke scollops." This is a pointed zigzag pattern that was popular in the Regency era and named after the lace trim found in Anthony Van Dyke paintings

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2018-10-01

Here's an elegant 1902 dress It was worn by Jane Norton Morgan, the wife of American financial giant, J. P. Morgan's son. Her father was also a banker. She was quite fashionable, I love the crossed front and the orange flowers.

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2018-09-24

Today I learned about Limerick gloves. They were made from the leather of unborn lamb fur, making them very rare and difficult to produce. The fur was so thin that it could be folded into a walnut shell and was given as gifts to loved ones and friends

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2018-08-20

I have developed a new system for choosing the dresses I post. So when I got a blue 1950s dress, I hit the search engines and found this beautiful blue chiffon dress by Edith Head that wore in the 1954 film 'To Catch a Thief"

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2018-08-06

So inspired by these Bauhaus style, early sci-fi costume designs by Alexandra Exter for Aelita: Queen of Mars, 1924.

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2018-07-31

MORE ART I MADE THIS SEMESTER!! For my final project in my class, I wrote and illustrated a book about the ! What is that exactly? Go check out my website to see the full book and learn about some historical pop culture/fashion!!

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2018-06-03

Subtle satire on the fashionable silhouette of 1913 by Enrico Sacchetti. From 162/300 copies of the luxury limited edition pochoir album Robes et Femmes.

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2018-05-13

Twenty-first-century recreation of Marie Antoinette's dress from 1778-1789 that is like the one in her 1775 d’Agoty portrait.

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2018-04-14

New on All Things False Rumps!
'...he slyly pierced what nowadays is usually made from cork, when lo! A fountain of brandy played from the orifice...'
https://t.co/oYd8S88ndI

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2018-03-02

A stunning sculpture of Maria Cerri Capranica, a 22yo Italian beauty w/ many fashionable details: elaborate lace collar, long strand of pearls, and ringlets are also seen in Van Dyck's portrait of Henrietta Maria (1632).

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2018-03-01

Portrait of Mariana Victoria of Spain, by Alexis-Simon Belle, 1725. At the time, Mariana was 7 years old. Before the 20th century, children wore clothes that were similar to that of adults. Actually children were treated like adults.  

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2018-02-15

A dress c1830 in mint green silk shows marked similarities to a fashion plate of similar date described as a walking dress. The features demonstrate that although seemingly exaggerated, fashion plates were not so very far from authentic

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2018-01-30

Trends Magazine, the magazine for Canadian fashion retailers, has a nice little feature written by Kirsten Mogg on my new book, Behind the Seams.
https://t.co/aC5Kpo9qPW

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2018-01-30

New work, quick fashion sketch I created Sack Dress from 1957. Check out more of my illustrations here: https://t.co/Bu1cSXFldS

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2017-12-21