G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 1325
May 12, 2012
lauramcphee:
Si Roméo et Juliette étaient nos contemporains…...
Si Roméo et Juliette étaient nos contemporains…
Illustration from La Vie Parisienne, June 16, 1928 by Valdes
May 11, 2012
Blood In The Skies and A Cats Steampunk Alphabet on display at...
Blood In The Skies and A Cats Steampunk Alphabet on display at Back Page Books in Waltham, Massachusetts.
hoodoothatvoodoo:
Playboy Club Bunnies Anne and Diane with...
Playboy Club Bunnies Anne and Diane with Mother Rabbit Alice Nichols, Los Angeles, Calif., 1966
V&A
Paris
c. 1889-1892
This dress was worn by one of the...
V&A
Paris
c. 1889-1892
This dress was worn by one of the two Rogers sisters, Cara or Anne, daughters of a wealthy American industrialist. Cara Rogers later became Lady Fairhaven - she was a ‘Dollar Princess’, one of several heiresses who came to Britain in the late 19th century, and married into the British aristocracy bringing much-needed glamour and financial capital.
Lady Fairhaven kept several spectacular outfits bought in Paris and New York for her sister and herself in the 1880s and 1890s. These surviving garments give us an insight into the sisters’ taste, and the range of dressmakers they patronised. Many of these dressmakers emulated the work of the House of Worth, which produced the most luxurious gowns created from bold French silks, combined with ingenious design touches in embroidery, lace and chiffon. The contrasting black and ivory textiles of this ensemble create a dramatic effect, while this is softened by the delicacy of the lace, and the rows of narrow ribbons encased in chiffon.
May 10, 2012
A map of the Slovene Lands from 1848, by Peter Kozler. The map...
A map of the Slovene Lands from 1848, by Peter Kozler. The map was inspired by Slovene nationalism during the Spring of Nations (another name for the Revolutions of 1848), when national minorities and pro-liberal forces rebelled against the traditional order in Europe. Slovene nationalists called for the unification of Slovene Lands (which roughly correspond to modern Slovenia) into an autonomous state in the Austrian Empire.
whataboutbobbed:
Lily Pons (April 12, 1898 – February 13,...
Lily Pons (April 12, 1898 – February 13, 1976)
top - aboard the SS Leviathan, 1932
bottom - visiting a post office named for her, in a city also named for her, Lilypons, Maryland! the gent on the right is postmaster Clarence C Thomas, 1936
allcreatures:
A dachshund named Rambo looks warily upon the...
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A dachshund named Rambo looks warily upon the curious advance of green iguana Otto at the zoo in Regensburg, Germany
Picture: EPA/ARMIN WEIGEL (via Animal pictures of the week: 6 April 2012 - Telegraph)
May 9, 2012
A lady’s military-style black and cream wool felt bodice...
A lady’s military-style black and cream wool felt bodice with contrasting embroidery and soutache trim, and silver military-style buttons; image courtesy of Charles A. Whitaker Auction Co.
