make a mess, lioness

isabel, stone femme dyke, 29, they/them

[nihilismio]

[transparentoctopus]

Gorge Frederic Watts, after the deluge 1886

[zukriuchen]

Nell Brinkley, 1922

[chic-a-gigot]

L'Art et la mode, no. 15, vol. 37, 8 avril 1916, Paris. Mme Berthe Bady. Mme Andrée Mégard. A la Porte-Saint-Martin: La Femme nue. Dessin de Lussy. Bibliothèque nationale de France

Déshabillé en mousseline de soie "rose chair", avec manteau en crêpe de Chine "bleu turquoise", bordé de chinchilla.

"Flesh-pink" silk chiffon negligee, with a "turquoise-blue" Crêpe de Chine coat, trimmed with chinchilla.

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Robe en cachemire de soie "gros vert", ornée de passementeries et glands noirs avec piqûres de gros cordonnet vert et frange bouclée. Col de skungs et dentelle "ivoire".

"Deep-green" silk cashmere dress, adorned with black passementerie and tassels, featuring stitching in thick green cord and curly fringe. Skunk fur and "ivory" lace collar.

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Manteau "Tailleur" en Gabardine "tilleul", avec boutons en même tissu. Col et parements de satin noir et dentelle.

"Tailored" coat in "linden-green" gabardine, with buttons in the same fabric. Collar and cuffs in black satin and lace.

[heaveninawildflower]

Design for a Stained Glass Window (19th century) by John Gregory Crace (British, 1809–1889) and Son.

Pen and black and brown ink, with watercolour, graphite.

Image and text information courtesy The Met.

[hyunjoungpeinture]

Mid night bleu Path 2018 Hanji Korean pigment

[chic-a-gigot]

Le Figaro-modes, no. 27, mars 1905, Paris. Costume tailleur, modèle Antoine et Hubert, 15, Rue Auber. Mlle Marthe Régnier. Photo Paul Boyer. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

[the-sappho-of-lesbos]

Source: Out In America; A Portrait Of Gay and Lesbian Life , by Michael Goff and the staff of OUT magazine

[pmamtraveller]

the crescent moon bridge, in Guangzhou, China.

[gentlekiss]

source

[dame-de-pique]

Arthur E. Morton - Iris germanique, 1910-1915

[miamaimania]

Echoes of the Past: Elena Rebinder’s Typewriter Art from 1930’s Russia

[theinternetarchive]

'after the ball,' oil on canvas, dimensions: 95.9 x 68.9 cm; alfred stevens, belgian c. 1874.

[pommegf]

spring in south london

[random-brushstrokes]

Arthur Hacker - Bacchante (1913)

[oilpalette]

Stare 2, 2026 by Emmanuel Daniel (Nigerian, b. 1999); Acrylic and oil on canvas, 14x12 in.

[becca-likes-books]

Stories of Strange Women by J. Y. F. Cooke, 1906