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.
Jane Austen’s early life at Steventon, Hampshire
Thierry Colson’s pink empire dress and Earstwilder’s lady goose. The English writer Jane Austen (1775-1817) and her family had lived at Steventon in the Hampshire for twenty years.
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.
Under the Tropics in the 1940s
Catnip Havana holiday dress, Miss Bamboo’s dress and Kamehameha Hawaiian Red and White Tropical Floral Rayon Halter Dress. Barkcloth Hawaii’s fabric (background).
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).
Sea, beach and sun in Tenerife
Des petits hauts’ jewelry broochs. One of my photos of the Playa Jardín at Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife. La mer agitée revête son manteau blanc, L’air marin porté par le vent s’impose à moi telle une évidence…
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”.
Un été jaune citron
Vika Gazinskaya’s dress and Whistles’ dress (background). In the French Riviera (France), the city Menton is famous for the lemons.
Un été acidulé
Vika Gazinskaya’s dress and lemon tree leaves “Elle a l’air d’avoir été sculptée dans un citron, de sorte que, quand elle se presse l’esprit, le citron s’entrouvre au dessous du nez et les paroles qui coulent sont acidulées.” Sacha Guitry – Bloompott Source : dicocitations.lemonde.fr
