#corail

[marieameliegiamarchi]

Corail repeat pattern. Handprinted avocado dyed fabric.

More to come.

[chicinsilk]

Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1963 Collection. Grace Coddington wears "Coral," a light coral bouclé tweed suit by Laurendeau and Comet, and a blouse and bonnet in silk surah printed with light coral, apricot, and yellow flowers on a pale pink background by Robert Burg.

Pierre Balmain Collection Haute Couture Printemp/Été 1963. Grace Coddington porte "Corail", tailleur en tweed-étamine bouclé corail clair de Laurendeau et Comet, blouse et bonnet en surah de soie imprimé de fleurs corail clair, abricot et jaune sur fond rose pâle de Robert Burg.

Photo Philippe Pottier

[philoursmars]

Au Louvre-Lens, une expo : "Par delà les Mille-et-une Nuits - Histoires des Orientalismes" :

anonyme - "Femme d'Orient" - 1850-1900

fibule = "tabzimt", en argent et corail - Algérie, 1850

d'après Emile Gaudissard - "Femme Ouled Naïl" - 1904

Jean Besancenot - "sans titre (Tenue de la mariée)" - Rabat, 1935

collier de pièces d'argent européennes - Algérie, avant 1890

Marie Caire-Tonoir - "Tête de femme de Biskra" - 1900

diadème = "tassebat", en argent et corail - Algérie, avant 1889

Dalila Dalléas Bouzar -"Princesses" - 2015

[detournementsmineurs]

"Hématite, Bitume, Coquillages, Gomme, Corail, Son, Vitriol, Vif-Argent, Chaux, Colophane, Seiche, Amidon, Momie" planche issue du manuscrit du "Livre des Simples Médecines" de Robinet Testard (1520-30) à l'exposition "Momies" du Musée de l’Homme, Paris, avril 2026.

[uneessencesensible]

Aquarium de la Rochelle 🐡🐟🪸

[merpmonde]

200 km/h push-pull trains

While Germany has recent double-deck train carriages, the Dostos shown previously being built in the 2000s, and updated versions still being produced, France made its last carriages in the 1980s, including Corail cars for inter-city services. But their use was curtailed by the development of the high-speed network.

Some sets were given push-pull ability, with a driving cab at one end that can control the locomotive at the other - the lead car above being a renovated B5uxh: second-class seating, 5 compartments, air-conditioned, driving cab, disabled access. These have found a new lease of life in regional transport, especially in the East, as the straight and flat Alsace line from Strasbourg to Basel allows these 200 km/h-capable carriages to stretch their legs. The "TER 200" puts Strasbourg only 80 minutes from Switzerland (wink-wink-nudge-nudge for a future trip).

The usual motors for these sets are BB 26000 "Sybic" locomotives built in the 1990s, powerful enough to get them to their top speed. While not at top speed in this setting, probably running at 100 km/h on the slower line to the Lorraine region, they still feel like very big trains when they go by.

Other push-pull trains exist in Alsace, with smaller locos and carriages rejoining the fleet for the planned Réseau Express Métropolitain Européen. However, most passengers trains everywhere in France now are covered by multiple units, especially since bi-mode units like the Régiolis shown below, have appeared. These are capable of running on electric power or with a Diesel engine, making them as flexible as can be.

[fredvanhoof]

[mavrik50]

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