Decimononic

Singular Jewelry for Singular People

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[victorian-goth]

Victorian Goth

[archatlas]

Decaying Staircases

In the words of the artist Ralph Graef:

Ever since I was captivated by abandoned and decaying buildings with their own history and, thus, they belong to my oldest photographic themes. The withdrawal of the soviet military forces in Germany, the annulment of the NVA (army of the GDR) and the end of the cold war has left numerous empty, often historic buildings that are decaying now for more than 20 years. In many cases they have no chance of preservation as the required capital assets are not balanced by the profit that can be expected in a sparsely populated country such as Brandenburg. When taking photos in such places I do not just want to keep records of them. Rather my aim is to capture the unique mood of these abandoned, quiet rooms, which inspires associations despite or because of their emptiness and darkness, and send the viewer on an emotional mind trip.

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[fullthrottlearcana]

You are never too old to decide who you want to be and how you want to dress.  

@spookyloop

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[spookyloop]

Indeed!

[erebusodora-deactivated20190104]

Amen to this.

[petermorwood]

Very dapper.

I’m rather taken with the gentleman’s coat in Pic 2, though I’d lay money carrying that cane in public would lead to a police inspection in short order, to make sure it wasn’t a sword-stick.

IIRC this once happened to writer, movie reviewer and snappy dresser Kim Newman…

…though his wasn’t a sword-stick either.

Even without a blade inside, a sturdy ball-head cane is a light, long-handled mace - though without good reason to carry it (this sort of costume rig qualifies as good reason) an umbrella attracts less notice.

Even this umbrella…

[valdomarx]

[l0stinadaydream]

It’s not healing to see your childhood home. It will help you measure whether you’re broken.

[fuckyeahvintageillustration]

‘Old-world Japan - legends of the land of the gods’ re-told by Frank Rinder; with illustrations by T. H. Robinson. Published 1895 by G. Allen, London.

See the complete book here.

[shadechamber]

[rosierainy]

[beautiful-basque-country]

Campos Elíseos Theatre, Bilbo.

[opulentjoy]

Alphonse Mucha “Alfons Maria Mucha (Ivančice, 24 July 1860 – Prague, 14 July 1939), often known in English and French as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, known best for his distinct style. He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements, postcards, and designs.”

Photographer of the Opera by ~dijipost

[senpais]

Erik Witsoe, Winter in Prague

[decimononic]

Decimononic - Singular Jewelry for Singular People

Neil Gaiman is a Singular one and could not help but bring you some words of wisdom from this genius.

[beyondvictoriana]

10,000 wax cylinders digitized and free to download

The University of California at Santa Barbara library has undertaken an heroic digitization effort for its world-class archive of 19th and early 20th century wax cylinder recordings, and has placed...

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AgnieszkaOsipa

[decimononic]

(vía ‘Ghost tears’ by Darkher – A Singular Soundtrack by Decimononic – Decimononic)

[fripperiesandfobs]

Corset ca. 1893-97

From the exhibition “A Century of Style: Costume and Colour 1800-1899″ at Glasgow Museums