The Ornamented Being
Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify. Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness.
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Ollivier Henry, « Grand habit », d’inspiration habit de cour du XVIIIe siècle, 2011.
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Lady’s mule slippers with long, narrow Continental toe, early 18th century
Lady’s shoes, Swedish, c. 1700
Sofia Magdalena’s coronation shoes, 1771
Queen Desideria’s coronation shoes, 1829
Queen Lovisa Ulrika’s coronation shoes, 1751
Queen Victoria’s white silk atlas wedding shoes, 1881
Queen Desideria’s silk shoe, including a silk bow decorated with 31 gold-colored spangles
Mrs. Cappelen’s shoes, covered in white silk, from Paris c. 1850
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‘In fact, some have described shoes as “candy for the eye, a poetry of the feet” ‘.
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PLAID SILK ROBE a la FRANCAISE, c. 1765. Red, pink and cream taffeta open gown with 3/4 sleeve and U-neck trimmed in self furbelows, back having two double box pleats falling from the neckline flanked by inverted pleats at the waistline. Trained skirt with deep satin hem facing on train, bodice lined in linen, matching petticoat having three front furbelows, upper back panel of linen with waist tie. B-30, W-26 front L-54, back L-64 1/2. (Underarm stains and small holes, linen bodice lining stained, scattered spots and holes, some restoration) good. $1,200-1,500.
Whitackerauction
(Source: whitakerauction.smugmug.com)
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Oh look it’s a new dress I have to make now.
CHANGEANTE SILK GOWN, 1815-1825
Green & gold silk tqaffeta, square neckline, draw string back neckline, very high narrow inset waistband, CB knife pleated into waistband, tubular long sleeves, small train, B 32”, High W 27”, L 48”-53”, (stains on F skirt, bodice & sleeves probably altered from an earlier style) very good. BM
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(Source: augusta-auction.com)
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French Underwear, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1916
For the next theme post would you rather see Victorian-Edwardian ladies déshabillé or clothing in La couleur noire?
(Source: metmuseum.org)
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That was the sound of my heart breaking into a million tiny pieces.
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This is my FAVORITE cape in the history of capes.
Via Costumer’s Guide: This costume was recently sold by The PropStore of London. Here is their description:
The riding dress worn by Christina Ricci in the Tim Burton horror film Sleepy Hollow. This incredible outfit can be seen when Ricci and Johnny Depp meet in the woods. The main dress is peach trimmed with gold and green with a band of green and pink dots. The front of the costume has two long tassels coloured pale green, red and blue. There is some lace detail at the cuffs and collar. The star piece of this outfit though is the amazing hooded cape. It is made from pale blue silk embroidered with red roses. The outside of it is edged in blue fur. This is the famous costume that appeared on numerous publicity photos and is the one that everybody remembers from the film. It comes with gloves and a net underskirt. This costume has been in a private collection since the films release.
