pastel rainbow bodice (ca. 1890s)
Not to be a downer but it makes me so sad that this was sold by a vintage dealer because unless we're really, really lucky, it's just disappearing into someone's private collection and none of us will ever see it dressed properly and put on display or in an online database.
Ana de Mendoza y de Silva, Princess of Éboli
(In case you're wondering, the pocket says Aqua Tofana lol)
^This one was painted by Sofonisba Anguissola!
Fairy costume for a 1954 production of Oberon at the Opéra National de Paris, designed by Jean-Denis Malclès (via).
Hijaz area costume, Saudi Arabia
Photo: hajar.photo
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Lingerie Gown, c. 1905
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), The Greengrocer’s Daughter Oshichi Ascending a Ladder after Setting Fire to the Kanda District in Edo (detail), 1885. Color woodblock print; vertical ōban diptych. H. 29 × W. 10 in. (73.7 × 25.4 cm). Rare design in the first edition. Courtesy Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints
This is the vibe we're bringing to this winter, right?
