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History, Art, Downton Abbey, Lord of the Rings, Les Mis. Bad joke lover and problematic fav collector. Sporadically maintained, but feel free to say hi! AO3 - Riotstar Photography sideblog - loci-amoeni

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Hydra Brooch, by Lalique

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1300-1400 clothing of Lower Empire

[the-very-darcy]

These costumes are gorgeous, but incorrectly attributed.

They were made for the Palio di Legano, a medieval pageant and horse race held annually in the Italian city of Legano to commemorate the Battle of Legano in 1176.

The Palio di Legano was started in the 1930’s with the support of the fascist government (sigh), but was restarted in the 50’s, seemingly with most of the fascist gunk scraped off. It continues to the present day as a historical and cultural event, taking place annually in May.

The costumes are extensively researched for accuracy to the period, and they’re handmade with high-quality materials. I wasn’t able to find information on every costume pictured here, but these ones

are from 1961.

I’d guess the others are from around the same time.

Here’s a photo from this year’s event:

Sources under the cut:

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Grace

Cw nudity

Inspired by the art of Ivan Pokidyshev

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[aanthonyvb]

You give your best - and hope it’s gonna be enough.

[frostedmagnolias]

Ivory Silk Evening Dress

c. 1913

Lasell Fashion Collection

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Lady in Yellow (1888)

Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851-1938)

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Day Dress

c. 1855

White silk and wool mixed organdy with print; double-tiered skirt with border pattern; pagoda sleeves with fringe.

England

The Kyoto Costume Institute

[frostedmagnolias]

Silk Chine Evening Dress

c. 1914

Augusta Auctions

[victorianandthespian]

When when when when your crush really likes the French Revolution so you pull up to the function in Robespierre cosplay

[history-of-fashion]

1895 Afternoon jacket by House of Worth (attr. to Charles Frederick Worth and Jean-Philippe Worth)

silk, beads

(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

[nexttohisteeth]

an insurgent whom i heard called apollo

[lady-arryn]

THE LORD OF THE RINGS costumes appreciation: ― Gimli’s armor (costume design by Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor)

[publicdomainreview]

Albrecht Dürer’s Triumphal Arch for Emperor Maximilian I (1515) — one of the earliest and finest examples of imperial propaganda — was made by pressing a whopping 195 woodcuts onto 36 sheets of paper, to form a huge 3.57 by 2.95 metre composite print: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-triumphal-arch-of-emperor-maximilian-i-1515

[nexttohisteeth]

that exr post about them making Meaningful Eye Contact™

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Zelda Heritage Post

[thewindowofthesummerhouse]

Yan Lucas Migóne