Cream Embroidered Muslin Robe a la Francaise, French, ca. 1770.
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Cream Embroidered Muslin Robe a la Francaise, French, ca. 1770.
Cora Ginsburg.
As one of the foremost authorities in the field of antique textiles and costumes, Cora Ginsburg sells and provides a wealth of information o
Dress
Jeanne Hallée, 1912
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Speaking of sheer fabric, let's hang out in 1830 today. The 1830s are one of my favorite decades for the absolute bonkers direction things went in. Skirt hems went up, waistlines dropped, crinolines puffed, sleeves swelled, and hair went miles high with every kind of adornment you could imagine. For a truly exciting experience, search for hairstyles of the period and you'll see that the whimsical designs in Bridgerton weren't far off from the truth (just in the wrong decade).
This delightful dress employs aerophane in the construction of the flowers. Aerophane is unusual sheer, made of silk, and was only used until around the 1870s--but it had a lot of ideal qualities for the time. First, it had a beautiful shimmer, which caught the light of ballrooms for lovely effect. Secondly, it was ideal for embroidering and shaping, as it had an elasticity other sheers and nets did not have. Lastly, it held shapes, pleats, twists, and rosettes very well, so you could achieve remarkably artistic whimsy in borders and embellishments.
Here, the silhouette is absolutely darling. The pleats at the top of the bodice and that swooping neck hearken to the next two decades of peak Young Victoria.
From FIDM.
Silk, lace 1880s
As visits were usually paid before noon, the dress had to con- form to the norms of day ensemble: with no low décolleté or exposure of shoulders and hands. Visiting dress was always complemented with a hat and gloves.
Victoria Museum Kyiv
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La Mode illustrée, no. 24, 13 juin 1869, Paris. Toilettes de Bains de Mer. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
Recolored per description.
Description de toilettes (Bibliothèque Forney):
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Right in the middle of the 18th century, we have this absolutely frothy pink gown that screams springtime. Yellow bows? Sign me up!
If there is a timeless shape, I'm willing to bet it's this one. Though this doesn't have quite the volume of some of the dresses in this period, it still endures again in the 1830s and 1840s, the 1870s and 1880s, and then again in the 1950s. A fitted bodice, a 3/4 sleeve, and a flared skirt. Plus that gorgeous scoop neck.
This robe à la française was owned by Mrs. Maria Altenburg of Denmark. It then had some adventures of its own, showing up later in Victorian Era costume parties! So it's likely it's had alterations. Most dresses of this era have.
I love the floral spill and the ribbon details! Really marvelous on every level. I am obsessed.
Source: https://digitaltmuseum.no/021069530963/overkjole-med-skjort
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With the reddit nonsense i needed a new (old) time waster because I am b o r e d
so here I am, back again. If anyone is still around, the TLDR of the...six years? Since i last posted:
Married as of January
moved to the burbs and feel like i live in one of the sitcoms i watched growing up in France I'm the 90s (it's v weird)
Two idiot cats
Currently WFH in the corp world after a stint working in local politics (do not recommend, good times esp through covid)
Feeling antsy cos six years is a long time
Blue gowns in this period (1765-1770) are rare, but this one just blows my mind because of the pattern matching situation going on.
Do you ever wonder why you don't see lots of dresses in the same patterns? That's because bolts of cloth were often made to order, or in such small batches that there would only be enough for one or two dresses--especially when there was this much fabric involved. Matching patterns with this much precision took incredible skill, and not a lot of room for mistakes.
According to the museum, this dress in in three parts: the petticoat, stomacher, and open robe. And they are "largely unaltered"--which is another rarity. Materials of this quality were often so sought after that the were re-cut and sewn decades, and sometimes, centuries after. Or, refitted to new wearers.
Image Credit: © Historic Deerfield, Photo by Penny Leveritt
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I’ve been off for so long that Tumblr logged me out for the first time in like seven years.
Failed my driving test today. America still good to me otherwise. Climbing like a fiend. Boys everywhere. Working + job interviews. Busy child.
Trump’s New Immigration Ban: Who Is Barred and Who Is Not
The original ban barred for 90 days people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It also barred all refugees for 120 days, and Syrian refugees indefinitely.
What’s New
The ban is not immediate, going into effect on March 16.
Iraq removed from the list.
Current visa holders no longer affected.
Syrian refugees barred temporarily, not indefinitely and refugees of minority religions no longer favored.
Refugees already granted asylum will be allowed.
References to support for the Constitution and other beliefs removed.
Details added about why the six countries were selected.
The full text of the new executive order is available here.
BARRED - People From 6 Countries
The new ban removed Iraq from its list of seven targeted countries, though Iraqi nationals seeking admission will be subject to additional scrutiny. Some of Trump’s foreign policy advisors argued for the country’s removal, citing the country’s role in fighting the Islamic State.
There were several legal challenges to the original ban, with claims based on equal protection rights granted by the Constitution, the First Amendment’s prohibition of government establishment of religion, and a non-discrimination statute of an immigration law.
Plaintiffs also cited a law that says the government cannot act arbitrarily or without supportive evidence. Two weeks after the federal appeals court hearing, a Department of Homeland Security report was revealed to have found no evidence that citizens from the targeted countries posed a unique threat. However, Homeland Security officials argued that the report did not paint a full picture.
BARRED - Visitors, Students and Workers Without Current Visas
The new ban only applies to people from the six countries without current visas, like temporary, non-immigrant visas for students and workers. Students with valid F, M or J visas will be allowed. The original ban also affected current visa holders who would normally be allowed to travel and re-enter the country.
During the rollout of the first ban, many visa holders were stuck abroad or detained in American airports. Later, a State Department official said that “fewer than 60,000” visas had been provisionally revoked. Several judges who issued injunctions against the original order raised concerns that due process rights were being violated.
There were nearly 65,000 nonimmigrant, temporary visits by citizens from these six countries in the 2015 fiscal year including visitors, business travelers, students, temporary workers, fiancés of U.S citizens.
BARRED - New Immigrants
Like the original order, the new ban also applies to people from the six countries newly arriving on immigrant visas, which are issued based on employment or family status. People issued immigrant visas become legal permanent residents on arrival in the United States and are issued a green card soon after.
In 2015, green cards were issued to 31,258 people from these six countries. In general, about half of recent new legal permanent residents are new arrivals to the country, and the other half had their status adjusted after living in the United States.
BARRED - Refugees
The ban on all refugees to the United States is still set at 120 days. Syrian refugees are no longer barred indefinitely, but now fall under the general ban. After the 120 days, the administration will determine which countries they will reinstate admissions from. Syrians made up the second-largest group of refugees to the United States in 2016.
In another change, refugees in minority religious groups will no longer be prioritized for acceptance once the program is reinstated. Although the original order did not explicitly mention Christians as a minority religion that would have been given preference, Trump said that was what he intended, prompting challenges claiming religious-based discrimination.
The order still allows case-by-case exceptions for some refugees. During the week when the initial refugee ban was in effect, just 15 percent of the 843 refugees who were admitted on a case-by-case basis were Muslim, compared with a weekly average of 45 percent in 2016. Only two refugees were allowed in from the seven originally targeted countries.
The new ban also still cuts the refugee program in half, capping it at 50,000 people for the 2017 fiscal year, down from the 110,000 ceiling put in place under Obama.
ALLOWED - Green Card Holders and Special Immigrants
The new order explicitly says that green card holders from the targeted countries will still be allowed. In the original order, green card holders were not explicitly cited as exempt, leading to uncertainty at airports. The administration later clarified that they were not affected.
From 1999 to 2015, 3.6 percent of new legal permanent residents were from the seven affected countries.
ALLOWED - Dual Nationals and Diplomats
The ban still does not apply to U.S. citizens, or to dual nationals who enter the United States presenting their passport from a country not under the ban. During the rollout of the original order, it was unclear whether dual nationals from the targeted countries were allowed.
People on certain types of diplomatic or government visas are also still exempted from the ban. Nearly 2,500 admissions from these countries were made on these visas in 2015.
OTHER CHANGES
The new ban will go into effect in 10 days. The original ban was effective immediately after Trump signed it, causing significant confusion at airports across the country. The delay was likely also included to remove the potential for due process challenges.
(information gathered from here)
Okay okay some people are asking about the legal challenges that this executive order will face and if it will be halted like the last one, so let me explain some things. This new order changed a lot of things from the first, and it toned down the main court-related issues that caused it’s biggest legal challenges.
The first travel ban was quickly implemented and literally stopped people from coming into the country mid flight which will not happen this time around because it has a set date (3/15). It no longer states it’s preference for “persecuted religious minorities,” which we know from Trump’s own mouth he meant Christians. This was a huge problem because it very obviously showed that this was targeting Muslims, and the argument for religious discrimination was used. Those who have already been granted asylum and visas will not be barred, which was an issue in the original ban. Originally those living in the US on visas and green card holders were affected, the new order has to do with people who haven’t been issued their visas yet and will halt visa from being issued starting on March 16th.
It also doesn’t help that these prospective visa holders wouldn’t even be able to sue on their own behalf, since they haven’t actually been accepted into the country. Instead U.S based people/institutions would have to argue that X is being deprived of rights because immigrants and refugees aren’t allowed to enter.
All of the above clears up the major problems raised in court regarding the original ban. This new executive order essentially admits that the first one was government overreach, discriminatory, and violated people’s rights. The changes are VERY deliberate so it’s more likely to stand up in court. There will most definitely be legal action taken to stop this executive order as well, but it’s a lot less likely that it will succeed.
However, there are some things that work in favor of halting this ban again. The most important is that the Department of Homeland Security disagreed with Trump’s notion that these country pose a major threat to national security. The new executive order highlights why these specific countries were chosen, but the actual evidence and data regarding the “danger” of these countries might help a lot.
The Department of Homeland Security also found that this type of vetting doesn’t actually protect of from anything, and that when U.S based radicalization does happen, it’s long after initial arrival. It also helps in court that people from these countries have not committed terror attacks on U.S soil in a very long time and that people who have actually committed terror attacks on U.S soil aren’t included in the ban.
Trump’s statements in the past might also come back to haunt him in court. Stating that he wanted a “complete ban on Muslims entering the country,” was brought up a lot when the first travel ban was debated in court, and it will likely happen again. That, tacked on with his obvious intention from the first ban might work against him. Also, one of Trump’s biggest points against the halting was that the U.S in now at immediate risk without the ban and should be reinstated ASAP. However, this new order was pushed back several times, one being for the superficial reason that Trump wanted his positively-rated address to Congress to get it’s own news time for a while. Clearly showing it wasn’t that important to get it out ASAP.
Note that the changes, including the exclusion of Iraq, doesn’t mean that people will be getting through airports easy. More information than usual will have to be provided, and this information is going to be reviewed and scrutinized more heavily than in the past. And despite reducing the “indefinite ban” on Syrian refugees to 120 days, we will still be cutting down the number admitted into this country BY HALF. Despite these changes, do not sit back and accept this executive order just because it cleaned itself up a bit. People will still be hurt by this, innocent people and families are going to be stranded, people are still going to be dealing with extreme scrutiny in airports, and this administration has already made it very clear where their intentions lie.
Black women make me so proud 👑
Black women run this.
Tess Asplund is her name and she stood up against 300 nazist when they marched in Sweden last year.
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Guys. This is what a national chain store trolling Trump looks like. A bunch of dystopian novels with a sign (I presume) meant for the travel section.
Support your local disgruntled bookstore manager with a dark sense of humor.
me: [vibrating slightly because I had too much caffeine] everything in the world is my fault
relevant right now. I dumb.
“The Death Star plans are not in the main computer.” >:)
Very excited to get hands on this new desk lamp. It changes color and looks like a hologram. Can’t wait!
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