The Ornamented Being

Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify. Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness.

Posted 1 year ago
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.
Queen Victoria

House of Worth

c.1890

I love the cut of this bodice!
- 19th century
- Victorian
- art
- ball gown
- beauty
- bustle
- costume
- fashion
- fashion
- history
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- queen victoria
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  The colors are horrible, otherwise it’s amazingly beautiful.♥
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  I actually agree. I love the neckline and I love the color, and I also love the split-front skirt. But the rest of it I...
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  That is a really interesting neckline, I’d like to transplant it onto some other design. If you told eight-year-old me...
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  The gown’s draping is quite interesting.
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  Things I’m going to wear every day forever
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