This is the kind of artistry I like, the epically hand stitched detailing of an early 1820s figured silk gown in a rich milk chocolate shade. It includes a myriad of self coloured embellishments consisting of sooooo much couching. Via #coraginsburg#fashionhistory
Princess Margaret married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey #OnThisDay in 1960. The royal bride wore a Norman Hartnell gown made from unadorned silk organza with a skirt made from 30 meters of fabric, that was "a study in simplicity". #fashionhistory
Ikebana (生け花) is the art of flower arrangement, whose origin can be traced back to the ancient Japanese custom of erecting evergreen trees and decorating them with flowers as yorishiro (依代 )to invite the gods.
Happy #MayDay! Here's a Dior 1957 Lily of the Valley dress. Every May Day, Dior sent a bouquet them to his workers. He loved the flower and it become one of his emblems. He sewed a little sashe into the hem of all his dresses as they went down the runway. #Fashionhistory#ootd
Pearl & Tortoiseshell Keys. A piano built like a jewel box.
Made in New York in 1853 by Robert Nunns and John Clark, this lavish square piano pairs an elaborately carved rosewood case with a keyboard decorated in mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and abalone. More than an instrument, it was a 19th-century status symbol — possibly intended for display at New York’s Crystal Palace Exhibition.