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Chapter 164 - The Butler, Guiding

‘They’re magical items that make the world look wonderful…’

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Up Close: Mourning Dress, 1903-1907 (Agnes Etherington Art Centre)

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Sportmax RTW S/S 1993

Rare and beautiful sewing kit. The carved shell lid mounted cabinet and engraved gilt engraved inside and blue silk. It contains 8 pieces, crystal, pearl and vermeil. 5 have a thought embedded in enamelled gold (emblem luxury items sold in galleries of the Palais Royal. Apart from instruments dedicated to sewing, this box presents two round boxes for cosmetic and a rare crystal bottle carved forming theater telescope 2 draws. Very nice condition. A hair to die. Dimensions: 16 cm x 13 cm  Paris, c. 1815-1820

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ab. 1897 Tea Gown by Charles Frederick Worth, belonged to Countess Greffulhe

cut-away velvet on satin, Valenciennes lace

(Palais Galliera, musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris)

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🚫Sebaciels don't interact🛇

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So I was driving and saw this..

And my brain immediately put two and two together:

I see what you’re doing in your off-time Ronald (¬‿¬)

… god I have no life…

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BLACK SILK MOURNING ENSEMBLE, 1860

1-pc black silk faille dress with band collar, hook & eye at center front, boned bodice with bust padding, long sleeve with pagoda over sleeve to elbow, trained skirt with left side front closure & pocket at right hip, lined with tan cotton, tapes inside skirt to create bustle & separate matching peplum.

Provenance Maria Cheney Hall Canaan, CT 1871-73

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Boots, the 1890s From the exhibit Fashion Victims: The Pleasures and Perils of Dress in the 19th Century

Source: pinterest.com

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Mid-Late 1800s Emerald Green and Sapphire

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Did you know that beetle wings used to be sewn onto dresses? Like, hundreds of them on each dress? It's equally creepy and beautiful.

oh my stars, anyone have pictures?

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Something like this I believe!

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that’s one of the famous ones, a Lady Macbeth stage costume from 1888. apparently it wasn’t uncommon in victorian fashion:

we should bring embroidery like this back (but w/ imitation wings). we should all be walking around with beads & wings, clanging

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Bring this back in 2019

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There’s a youtuber who does historical sewing and costumery who did this recently

https://youtu.be/iA8yVDohZ-4

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OH MY BEETLEJUICE 

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To everyone in the comments- No, the beetles aren’t killed for their wings. These jewel beetles have short adult lives (2-3 weeks) and the wing casings are harvested after their death to ensure their conservation.

The Victorians did not invent beetlewing art. This species of beetle is indigenous to South and South East Asia where beetle wing art actually originated. Thailand, India, Myanmar, China, and Japan all practiced beetlewing art before the Victorians. Most notably, they have been used for centuries in clothing and art in the Thai royal court. Queen Sirikit has promoted beetlewing art in an effort to revive Thailand’s art and cultural history. Queen Sirikit has also forbidden the harvesting of the wing casings prior to the beetle’s death to protect them.

Unfortunately, it is hard to find old Thai art online but here are a couple of examples.

(Date and artist unknown. Thailand.)

(René Mancini, 1980.) Belongs to Queen Sirikit.

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please reblog this version of this post, this is amazing

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I LOVE IT

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You ever think about the fact that Meyrin’s glasses represent how she’s finally found a home and a family that cares about her and wonder if she touches them when she’s nervous because it reminds her that she has all that because I sure do

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6 100x100 Mey-rin rp icons    /    Chapter 147: That Butler, a Chinese Style

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• Gown, bodice and skirt.

Date: 1890-1899

Medium: Silk

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