The Ornamented Being
Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify. Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness.
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Anna Pavlova’s costume designed by Leon Bakst for Swan Lake (1905)
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Mon Dieu que c’est beau.
sorry if my French failsc. 1950-55
The V&A has this to say: This evening gown was designed by Pierre Balmain (1914-82), and may have been a debutante’s presentation dress. The gown is embellished with ostrich feathers, sequins and rhinestones.
Working such a light-weight fabric required great skill, and would have been commissioned from a specialist workshop such as Lesage. Balmain’s fellow couturier Christian Dior (1905-1957) explained, ‘a ball dress may be entirely covered with millions of paillettes, or pearls, each one of which has to be put on separately’.
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Anna Pavlova and Jack
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Just got back from the Black Swan.
That movie messed with my head way to much.
I am now deeply disturbed.
The only way to feel better is to commence in my plan
for world dominationin posting rare Marie Antoinette portraits.
