The indiscreet Emma Woodhouse
19th century English Regency Gilt Neoclassical Mirror ; Amethyst and aquamarine drop earrings and a photo of Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma Woodhouse in the movie “Emma” directed by Douglas McGrath in 1996. Emma Woodhouse is a character of the Jane Austen’s novel Emma published in 1815. Emma is a young, rich and clever woman who…
The sharp minded Elizabeth Bennett
Regency frame, photos of Matthew MacFayden as Mr. Darcy and Kiera Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet in the movie “Pride and Prejudice” directed by Joe Whright in 2005. The portrait engraved of Jane Austen was realized in 1873, for Evert A. Duyckink’s Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America. Elizabeth Bennet is…
The fanciful Catherine Morland
Felicity Jones as Catherine Morland in the adapted tv film “Northanger Abbey” (2007). Wallpaper Regency 03 and 20th century Regency frame. Catherine Morland is a Jane Austen’s character in the novel Northanger Abbey (written between 1798 and 1803 but published after the Jane Austen’s death in 1817). This book has been adapted in a tv…
The portrait of Jane Austen
Burberry’s dress and portrait of Jane Austen painted by Ozias Humphry in 1788. The English writer Jane Austen (1775-1817) wrote six major novels : Sense and sensibility (1811), Pride and prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815), Persuasion (1817) and Northanger Abbey (published in 1817). She was a major figure of the Regency period (1811-1820).…
At the time of Jane Austen
Portrait of Jane Austen, Dollhouse wallpaper Regency 04 and a Regency fashion illustration.
The vintage fashion House Molyneux
Edward Molyneux (1891-1974) was a British fashion designer based in Paris and known for his elegant and wearable clothes. He represented the Parisian chic and elegance. In 1911, he started as a sketcher after he won a design competition organized by the fashion designer Lucile.
Ode à Terpsichore, Muse de la danse
Marc Jacobs’ gown and Eichholtz Valencia mirror. In 1931, the vintage photographer George Hoyningen-Huene pays a tribute to the dancer Isodora Duncan and is inspired by Ancient Greece. The model wears a Madeleine Vionnet’s crepe pajamas. The American dancer Isodora Duncan (1877-1917) is considered as the mother of Modern dance. She revolutioned the dance with…
Ancient Greece
Mary Katrantzou’s dress and gold Greek key brooch. Paestan large red figure Hydria by Asteas (c. 350-340 BC).
Dancing at the Tabarin ball
Co fashion’s dress, Jan Sluijters painted “Bal Tabarin” in 1907. Born in Holland, Jan Sluijters (1881-1957) was a Modern painter. He was a member of the circle of Modern art, founded in 1910 in Amsterdam which gather Modern painter who lived in Paris. Bal Tabarin was a Parisian cabaret in the 9th district (36, rue…
Dans un tourbillon d’or
Paule Ka’s dress. Details of the Klimt’s painting called “The Beethoven frise”.
Quelle allégresse de s’élever dans le ciel !
Dolce Gabbana’s bag This painting called “Les hazards heureux de l’escarpolette” was realized by Jean-Honoré Fragonard in 1767. He was an important French Rococo painter
Ombre et lumière d’Extrême-Orient
Anita Dongre’s dress (Chanderi mull choli and sharara with a jacket)
Rêver parmi les fleurs
Tara Jarmon’s dress and Theodore Earl Butler’s painting (Flowers in a garden, 1928).
In the shadow of flowered trees
Paule Ka’s dress ; Claude Monet’s painting (“Spring in Giverny”, 1903).
Un été bucolique
Paule Ka’s dress ; the French impressionist painter Claude Monet realized this piece of art (Au jardin, la famille de l’artiste, 1875).
The Old Hollywood costume designer Travis Banton
Travis Banton (1894-1958) was an American costume designer at the Paramount. He dressed hollywood stars such as Carole Lombard, Rita Hayworth, Jean Arthur, Claudette Colbert and Marlene Dietrich. He worked with Carole Lombard and Marlene Dietrich for many movies. He designed glamorous (exquisite fabrics) and sophisticated dresses (ornaments), following feminine curves.
