Jug of water with a matryoshka form, Russian fabric and cutting of honor in gold, offered to the Emperor Nicolas II, before 1899. Alena Akhmadullina : She founded in 2001 her eponym brand in St. Petersburg. It became a main figure of the Russian contemporary fashion. She presents her collections at the Paris Fashion Week…
Weill’s dress and photos of northern lights (aurora borealis). Source : Pinterest
The Matryoshka is a Russian, round shape, wooden and painted doll which contains several dolls of decreasing sizes, interlocked in each other. The Russian doll is handmade and has the features of a pretty young woman, richly dressed. The Matryoshka symbolizes the Russian family, motherhood, fertility and life. The Matryoshka’s origin dates back to the…
Edie Parker’s clutch and photos of northern lights (aurora borealis). Source : Pinterest
Dolce Gabbana’s dress, a mix of two photos of Santa Cruz of Tenerife (mine) and flower earrings (Shoptiques’ pink flower earrings , Christopher Thompson’s poppy earrings and Oscar de la Renta’s red flower earrings). More photos of Santa Cruz of Tenerife :
My photo of Tenerife (Botanic garden at Puerto de la Cruz in Tenerife, Spain) and Tara Jarmon skirt and top.
Alphonse Mucha’s illustration (F. Champenois, 1898) and Michael Michaud ring. Alfons Maria Mucha is an Art Nouveau major figure.
Alexis Mabille dress and Alphonse Mucha illustration (champagne Moët & Chandon advertising,1899). I have a wonderful book about Alphonse Mucha, Hiroshi Unno, The world of Mucha, A journey to two fairylands : Paris and Czech, 2016.
Paule Ka dress and photo of a building, Dorotheenstadt, Berlin, Germany.
Monia Merlo is an Italian fashion and style photographer known for her sensual, soft, poetic and elegant photos. She inspires of painting namely the Pre-Raphaelism (red hair, sensuality, Ophelia…). She collaborated with prestigious brands and fashion magazines such as Drew magazine and Vogue. Her pictures have been published in newspapers, books, magazines… Besides, her work…
Manoush’s dress, Oscar de la Renta earrings and the painting “Heavenly Souls” by Michael Abakumov.
Van Gogh’s painting (evening landscape), Saloni’s silk satin dress, gold necklace (sun), Oscar de la Renta’s bird earrings and Des petits hauts’s floral brooch. “Comme le crépuscule est beau, on peut se défaire de la méfiance, de la prudence, s’abandonner à l’instant qui ressemble pour une fois à l’idée qu’on se faisait de la vie.”…
Ruth Freeman was a Canadian born fashion illustrator who worked for the magazines Vogue, She, Good Housekeeping and Harper’s Bazaar. She also worked in adversiting (brochures for the London department store Harrods). La plus belle pour aller au bal : What elegance ! Sources : Pinterest and the book 100 years of fashion illustration” by…