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[expressions-of-nature]

Mount Fuji, Japan by maruone

[rherlotshadow]

Summer flowers at Rosemoor Gardens

[vangoghcore]

by roeliesteinmann_photography

[robert-hadley]

[petitworld]

Gresgarth Hall, Lancashire, United Kingdom by Jen

[history-of-fashion]

1913 Evening dress of Vera Karakhan by House of Paul Poiret

velvet, tulle, silver lace, galloon, silk and metallic threads, polychrome bugles, beads, imitation pearls, silk flowers

(State Hermitage Museum)

[heaveninawildflower]

Cyclamen (undated) by Anton Hartinger (1806 – 1890).

Watercolour.

Belvedere.

[iamfitzwilliamdarcy]

Site where St. Jeanne d’Arc was martyred, Rouen, FR

[breathtakingdestinations]

Plas Bodygroes - Wales (by Allan Harris) 

[kafkasdiariies]

Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, Italy

[dreamypng]

[beatricecenci]

Giuseppe Mentessi (Italian, 1857-1931)

Paesaggio del Lago di Como

[beatricecenci]

Friedrich Krepp (Austrian, 1829-post 1872)

Mädchen in süditalieniescher Tracht

[allthingseurope]

Abbaye de Beauport, France (by Lily Bzh)

[missingaudrey]

The Red Shoes, 1948

[clnclm]

[fashionsfromhistory]

Ensemble

Sophie Gimbel

c.1955

Sophie Gimbel’s tailoring skills are apparent in this meticulously pieced ensemble worn by socialite Elizabeth Parke Firestone. Considered in the 1950s to be one of the best-dressed women in the world, Firestone possessed an astute awareness of the fabrics, colors, and styles that suited her best. She left no detail unattended, commissioning Parisian firms for the majority of her wardrobe and supplementing it with items from the American Salon Moderne. Celebrated by Cecil Beaton and other fashion photographers of the day, Firestone was said to be radiant in pinks and blues, and most of her clothing was made in these shades. This white ensemble is a particularly rare item in her wardrobe.

RISD Museum