Just something pretty for today's #ootd- this 1919 French evening gown made of silk charmeuse, taffeta, lame, metallic lace and embroidered with glass beads and plastic sequins. #Fashionhistory
The opening on the wrist of a glove is called a mousquetaire. It enables the wearer to release their hand for eating or for a wedding ring! 💍 The glove fingers are tucked into the sleeve.
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Another FAIRY-TALE wedding this summer: Ming Xi in custom Dior by Jonathan Anderson at Mont Saint-Michel, where no wedding had been held for 1,000 YEARS. 🪡
PS: a dream.
Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses - A Must-See Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum
Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses celebrates one of the most forward-thinking fashion designers of her generation. Now through December 6, 2026.
🧵El patrimonio se protege hilo a hilo. En este #museoenlunes os mostramos parte del trabajo de limpieza de varios encajes de la colección textil: un conjunto de piezas frágiles y sensibles al paso del tiempo que requieren una conservación especial.
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Can fashion predict a civil war?
At first glance, this rich portrait seems to celebrate the wealth and power of its sitters, Lords John and Bernard Stuart. But underneath, it reveals the end of an era in Britain.
Fashion historian Amy Eloise Trend takes a closer look at this portrait by Anthony van Dyck to learn more about Britain in the 1600s.