The curse of the black cat
Awake’s black dress and a photo of a black cat in his shadow. Sources : Pinterest and ShopStyle.
Mélodie automnale
Forte Forte’s dress Vincent Van Gogh’s painting called “Autumn landscape” , 1885.
Orange Fall
Tara Jarmon’s dress and orange leaves L’automne se pare de couleurs chatoyantes ; un peu de chaleur dans le froid et le gris du ciel.
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).…
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…
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.
In the pink city of Jaipur
Anita Dongre’s dress and pictures of Jaipur. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan, northwestern India. Jaipur is nicknamed “the pink city”, because of the many pink buildings. This town was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh and became the capital of Rajasthan. Sources : Pinterest, anitadongre.com and Britannica
Rêver parmi les fleurs
Tara Jarmon’s dress and Theodore Earl Butler’s painting (Flowers in a garden, 1928).
