Elegance in mauve
My photo of a Worth gown ; the background is a detail of the dress. I took these pictures at the exhibition “Worth, inventing Haute couture” at the Petit Palais, in Paris.
History of the Victorian jewelry
Jewelry during Queen Victoria reign (1837-1901) was feminine, sentimental, meaningful and symbolic. Jewels were also inspired by the nature. Whereas Victorian jewelry at the beginning was heavy, intricate, full of details, jewels became at the end less ostentatious, smaller, simpler and more practical to women who were more and more many to work.
Fairy paintings
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1595–96 and published in 1600. This story was depicted many times, namely by the painter John Simmons. « Theseus, duke of Athens, has conquered Hippolyta, the Amazon queen, and is about to wed her. Meanwhile, two lovers, Hermia and Lysander,…
Une jeune femme du 19ème siècle
1800s illustration of a Parisian costume and 1810/1820 hair comb featuring amethysts.
Victorian Romantic Jewelry: History and styles (1837-1860)
The Romantic period (early Victorian reign, 1837-1860) celebrated and represented the love of a nation for its young queen and the love between the Queen Victoria and her husband. Jewels were used to symbolize and express sentiments.
Emma by Jane Austen
Hugh Thomson cover of the Jane Austen’s novel Emma and photo of the movie “Emma” starring 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 is…
Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice
Portrait of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the BBC serie “Pride and prejudice”, Regency cork print wallpaper in greys and metallic by Ronald Redding for York Wallcoverings, drawing of Pemberley house (ancestral residence of Mr. Darcy) and gold frame of a miniature (1805). The book Pride and prejudice tells one of the most iconic…
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 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 vintage illustrator Valentine Sandberg
Born in Sweden in 1881, Valentine Sandberg was an illustrator. He did covers for many magazines such as Success, Harper’s Weekly, Life, Sunday Magazine, Home Life, Modern Priscilla, Judge, and People’s Popular Monthly. He did also ads for brands like Ferry’s Seeds, Swift’s, Falstaff, and Vitralite. At the request of magazines and companies, Valentine Sandberg…
