The Ornamented Being
Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify. Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness.
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Song of the Wave by Kahlil Gibran
The strong shore is my beloved
And I am his sweetheart.
We are at last united by love, and
Then the moon draws me from him.
I go to him in haste and depart
Reluctantly, with many
Little farewells …
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I love these dresses because they are just so bad.
It’s like the took the Regency waist line and added hoops from the 18th century. Hoop skirts were still required in court so for years women looked like awkward feather (and in the case of the third photo grecian) cream puffs. Fashion Police anyone?
Most of these are from La Belle Assemblee and vary from 1794-1815.
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Blue and white dress, c. 1821,
The Bowes Museum
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I don’t say this often but I want this in my CLOSET.
Right now.
1918–19
Callot Soeurs
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I’m just having a Grecian night.
