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An icicle in dress form, it is a glittering column of sequin covered tulle in opal iridescence and silver leaves. It consists of three layers of tulle which form a foamy hem. Evening dress, #1930s @chertseymuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
December 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
An icicle in dress form, it is a glittering column of sequin covered tulle in opal iridescence and silver leaves. It consists of three layers of tulle which form a foamy hem. Evening dress, #1930s @chertseymuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Day 4 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this cream and black striped silk day dress, made by Jay's Ltd of London in c. 1910. The dress was worn by Mary Rosamond Anstruther to sit for a portrait by Sir James Jebusa Shannonon RA. Scotney Castle (National Trust) collection. #fashionhistory
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 4 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this cream and black striped silk day dress, made by Jay's Ltd of London in c. 1910. The dress was worn by Mary Rosamond Anstruther to sit for a portrait by Sir James Jebusa Shannonon RA. Scotney Castle (National Trust) collection. #fashionhistory
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Day 1 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this c. 1902 Laferriere evening gown of silk satin with a silk lace overlay. The gown, hand-embroidered with metallic thread, artificial diamonds and sequins, belonged to Queen Maud of Norway. Nasjonalmuseet collection. #fashionhistory
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Day 1 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this c. 1902 Laferriere evening gown of silk satin with a silk lace overlay. The gown, hand-embroidered with metallic thread, artificial diamonds and sequins, belonged to Queen Maud of Norway. Nasjonalmuseet collection. #fashionhistory
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Paul Poiret's most famous fancy dress party was his 1992 One Thousand and Second Night, inspired by the One Thousand and One Arabian Nights. Poiret went as a sultan and designed costumes for some of the 300 guests, such as this Minaret dress. It was one of Poiret's famous
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Paul Poiret's most famous fancy dress party was his 1992 One Thousand and Second Night, inspired by the One Thousand and One Arabian Nights. Poiret went as a sultan and designed costumes for some of the 300 guests, such as this Minaret dress. It was one of Poiret's famous
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Emperor Huizong of the Song (1082–1135) may have faltered as a ruler, but his artistry was unmatched. In his paintings, cats often stalk butterflies, a scene both tender and symbolic.
The word for cat (māo) echoes mào (耄), meaning old age, while butterfly (dié) sounds like dié (耋), 1/2
The word for cat (māo) echoes mào (耄), meaning old age, while butterfly (dié) sounds like dié (耋), 1/2
October 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Emperor Huizong of the Song (1082–1135) may have faltered as a ruler, but his artistry was unmatched. In his paintings, cats often stalk butterflies, a scene both tender and symbolic.
The word for cat (māo) echoes mào (耄), meaning old age, while butterfly (dié) sounds like dié (耋), 1/2
The word for cat (māo) echoes mào (耄), meaning old age, while butterfly (dié) sounds like dié (耋), 1/2
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Muted shades in an #1840s ballgown recycled from 18th century silk brocade. The grey green silk sits quietly behind the brighter florals and foliage, fashioned into decorative bodice bows #KSUMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Muted shades in an #1840s ballgown recycled from 18th century silk brocade. The grey green silk sits quietly behind the brighter florals and foliage, fashioned into decorative bodice bows #KSUMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Is it cake? Or is it an actual dress? The mid #1770s bringing confection to fashion with candy pinks, powder blues and minty greens. It even has little net bells tinkling around the hem, LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Is it cake? Or is it an actual dress? The mid #1770s bringing confection to fashion with candy pinks, powder blues and minty greens. It even has little net bells tinkling around the hem, LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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If burgundy is the colour of the new season then how about this? Continuing my theme of matchy matchy, here some #1950s vintage Dior comprising an off the shoulder gown with a voluminous matching coat #museumatfit #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
September 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If burgundy is the colour of the new season then how about this? Continuing my theme of matchy matchy, here some #1950s vintage Dior comprising an off the shoulder gown with a voluminous matching coat #museumatfit #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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I do not believe there is such a thing as a book that can somehow damage you by reading it too early. I reject the premise. worst case scenario you pick up ayn rand by mistake and become a proper wanker for a while, but the cure for that is actually more reading
September 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I do not believe there is such a thing as a book that can somehow damage you by reading it too early. I reject the premise. worst case scenario you pick up ayn rand by mistake and become a proper wanker for a while, but the cure for that is actually more reading
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The autumn equinox is here in the northern hemisphere, meaning that the new season has officially begun.
This woodblock print by Hiroshige captures the colours and feeling of autumn beautifully.
🍁 Maple Trees at Mama, Utagawa Hiroshige 1 (1797 - 1858) , 1857. EAX.4362
This woodblock print by Hiroshige captures the colours and feeling of autumn beautifully.
🍁 Maple Trees at Mama, Utagawa Hiroshige 1 (1797 - 1858) , 1857. EAX.4362
September 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The autumn equinox is here in the northern hemisphere, meaning that the new season has officially begun.
This woodblock print by Hiroshige captures the colours and feeling of autumn beautifully.
🍁 Maple Trees at Mama, Utagawa Hiroshige 1 (1797 - 1858) , 1857. EAX.4362
This woodblock print by Hiroshige captures the colours and feeling of autumn beautifully.
🍁 Maple Trees at Mama, Utagawa Hiroshige 1 (1797 - 1858) , 1857. EAX.4362
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It is never a bad time to bring out my favourite illustration of Frankenstein's creature
Very come hither.
Very come hither.
September 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It is never a bad time to bring out my favourite illustration of Frankenstein's creature
Very come hither.
Very come hither.
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June 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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#BOTD: Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, famous under her professional name Lucile as one of the most influential fashion designers of the late 1900's through the 1920's. (Pictured her with two of her models, called "mannequins", in 1910.) #fashionhistory #edwardianfashion #1910sfashion #1920sfashion
June 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#BOTD: Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, famous under her professional name Lucile as one of the most influential fashion designers of the late 1900's through the 1920's. (Pictured her with two of her models, called "mannequins", in 1910.) #fashionhistory #edwardianfashion #1910sfashion #1920sfashion
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On the right is an early fashion photograph of a Paul Poiret gown from 1912, on the left a similar gown from around the same year. The influence of the directoire silhouette & vertical stripes appears in a few surviving garments, Poiret’s influence far-reaching #nasjonalmuseet #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
June 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
On the right is an early fashion photograph of a Paul Poiret gown from 1912, on the left a similar gown from around the same year. The influence of the directoire silhouette & vertical stripes appears in a few surviving garments, Poiret’s influence far-reaching #nasjonalmuseet #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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High waists meant short jackets in the early c19th, inspired too by military aesthetics. The deep purple velvet with paler details, offered contrast to the white cotton gown beneath #darmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
April 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
High waists meant short jackets in the early c19th, inspired too by military aesthetics. The deep purple velvet with paler details, offered contrast to the white cotton gown beneath #darmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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April 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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I like to post living Japanese artists on this feed from time to time. Midori Yamada (b.1951) is a Japanese artist who lives and teaches in Montreal whose cat watercolor paintings on washi paper are well loved.
March 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I like to post living Japanese artists on this feed from time to time. Midori Yamada (b.1951) is a Japanese artist who lives and teaches in Montreal whose cat watercolor paintings on washi paper are well loved.
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“what do you mean, *your* e-reader?”
March 31, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“what do you mean, *your* e-reader?”
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Spring is definitely springing here in the south of England, and so warmer weather heralds dreams of lighter fabrics. They don’t come much flimsier than this sheer printed cotton, a cloud of cloth from the early #1870s @metcostume.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
March 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Spring is definitely springing here in the south of England, and so warmer weather heralds dreams of lighter fabrics. They don’t come much flimsier than this sheer printed cotton, a cloud of cloth from the early #1870s @metcostume.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Cheerful stripes swing gracefully as a lady turns towards her friend in a plate from 1831 'La Mode', illustrating how our bodice might have looked before its skirt was cut off. www.thejohnbrightcollection.co.uk/costume/bodice-and-inner-sleeve-supports-2/#1830sfashion #1830sdress #costumehistory
March 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Cheerful stripes swing gracefully as a lady turns towards her friend in a plate from 1831 'La Mode', illustrating how our bodice might have looked before its skirt was cut off. www.thejohnbrightcollection.co.uk/costume/bodice-and-inner-sleeve-supports-2/#1830sfashion #1830sdress #costumehistory
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the funniest thing you'll read today. and given the state of the world, make some time for funny things.
(h/t to Sai from the fated mates discord for finding this one.)
electricliterature.com/is-the-book-...
(h/t to Sai from the fated mates discord for finding this one.)
electricliterature.com/is-the-book-...
Is the Book You're Reading Literary or Genre Fiction? A 100% Definitive Guide - Electric Literature
Are you contemplating the meaning of life or just swooning for a hot werewolf?
electricliterature.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
the funniest thing you'll read today. and given the state of the world, make some time for funny things.
(h/t to Sai from the fated mates discord for finding this one.)
electricliterature.com/is-the-book-...
(h/t to Sai from the fated mates discord for finding this one.)
electricliterature.com/is-the-book-...