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Richard Calver (Canadian Artist, 1946–2021)

"Dandelions Rejoicing", 1989.

Color Linocut on Paper, 45.7 × 33.7 cm.

Private Collection.

madnessofmen

Kind of obsessed with this woman's freakishly modern jacket from 1904.

The complete lack of shoulder definition gives it the silhouette of an MA-1 bomber jacket, but bombers weren't even a thing yet. The Wright brothers barely achieved powered flight in 1903. The ribbing on the shoulder and the angular cutouts with the hexagonal mesh are so futuristic and cyberpunk, but even art deco wouldn't be a thing for another 15 years. The color is like a dusty NASA flight suit. All together it's giving lone spacefarer crash landing their tiny rustbucket ship on Mars.

Truly a visionary of her time.

basilhearsanoise

"The sleeves are intriguing and unusual. Sleeves dating from this period often feature a billowing bishop sleeve confined by a cuff. Instead, these sleeves feature two half-circles bisected by a band of fagoting. Dangling net-covered balls decorate the sleeves and bodice front. Rows of tucks and fagoting embellish and shape the shoulder and upper sleeve. Fagoting, a type of openwork stitch used to create a decorative seam, was just one of many decorative needlework techniques applied to garments during this period. Here, fagoting on the outer bodice is complemented by diamond patterned openwork and crocheted trim on the dickey."

I know these have to be legitimate terms in the clothing industry but what the fuck

#i love the sleeves #and this serves as proof of concept to something i have always wondered about: microtrends and experimentation in historical fashion