The Ornamented Being
Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify. Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness.
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Charles Frederick Worth Evening Dress 1900-1903 with Indian embroidery made of silk with silver and gold thread and bullion work, House of Worth. Fashion Museum, Bath.
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Dress worn by Emily Warren Roebling for her presentation to the Queen in 1896, with a portrait of herself in that dress by Emile Carolus-Duran
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Imperial Russian court dress, c 1888 (silk lamé moiré, silk velvet, glass crystals, silver sequins, silver foil, silver strips), Worth, Charles Frederick (1825-95) / Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA / Gift of the Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art / The Bridgeman Art Library
(Source: bridgemanart.com)
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c. 1889
House of Worth
Met
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Jean-Phillipe Worth evening dress
ca. 1906-1908
The Met
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These are from different museums but I thought they went together beautifully!
Gown MFA: Reception or dinner dress French (Paris), about 1883 Designed by Charles Frederick Worth, English (active in France), about 1825–1895 For House of Worth, Paris, France Dimensions Center Back (bodice): 69.8 cm (27 1/2 in.) Center Back (skirt): 177.5 cm (69 7/8 in.) Medium or Technique Silk damask, satin, and plain weave (taffeta), trimmed with glass beads and metallic yarn gimp, with silk fringe and machine-made lace
Heels: Slippers, Evening J. Ferry Date: 1885–95 Culture: French Medium: silk Dimensions: 5 x 8 1/2 in. (12.7 x 21.6 cm)
(Source: metmuseum.org)
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A Worth evening gown, circa 1913, labelled to the waist and numbered 56070, the black chiffon over-dress embroidered in white cotton with swags and trails, the trained pointed hem edged in velvet, the front skirt of ivory satin overlaid with chiffon, tasselled panels to the shoulders, velvet cummerbund, cuffs of silver lace, bust approx. 86cm, 34in
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