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[missingsisterstill]

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[witcher-couture]

SVA by Sonam & Paras Modi, Lakmé Fashion Week, Winter Festive 2018

An outfit for Yennefer

[goddessage]

correos | madrid, spain

[ohyeahpop]

French design house Oscar de la Renta displays its women's ready-to-wear line at the 1992 Spring-Summer fashion show in Paris. The model is wearing a dress with a green bodice and orange skirt, resembling a pineapple. 1991 Ph. Julio Donoso

[professorpski]

And Now For the Wrap.... Augusta Auctions March 28th

I don’t collect vintage clothes on purpose because I cannot possibly create the conditions of a museum collection space where the humidity and the temperature are set just so. But that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy ogling an online vintage clothing auction like the one that Augusta Auctions will have online on March 28th.

I have been indulging in some distractions (in between learning how to shift college teaching to an online format), by pondering my outfit for a fall family wedding. Look at the earlier blogs for the dresses in the running. And of course, one will need a wrap, in case it gets cold, or simply because they can be that crowning touch on an outfit. I am old enough and calm enough to handle long stoles well, and I own several in silks and alpacas, but there is always the possibility of a bolero or capelette which are also very good for the high energy of a younger woman.

Here you see 3 from the 1930s, a time when evening gowns went long while day dresses stayed at lower calf. The first time in northern Atlantic history where there was a hemline difference (the 1920s brought up the hemlines of all dresses, peaking in mid decade at the knee or even above). Topping evening gowns with a special jacket or wrap of some kind was already a venerable tradition. I begin with a pink cape which is beaded in white and gray into a kind of butterfly motif. The closeup photo shows how the grey beads divide the panels and then a vermicelli or squiggle motif takes up the panels. Stunning. Then, you see a mini (so tiny!) bolero in silver sequins. Look at the image with the arms extended and you realize it has a flared sleeve that is tiered. Lastly, a black cape cut asymmetrically with a higher neck and bands of silver sequins on net at the lower edge. Such variety, such creativity in these three. They really do put my simple stole in the shade. I will have to ponder the possibilities which appear to be limitless.

You can find more inspiration here at https://www.augusta-auction.com/list-of-upcoming-sales

[fashion-thoughts]

Andrew Gn - Fall 2020 ready to wear:

Brilliant colorist; when he’s doing minimalism he stays true to his maximalist heart through fabric, saturated colour, or embellishment - Jeweled buttons, Byzantine appliqués and fragments of the cosmos frozen in sequins feature.

[mytypeamsterdam]

De Roo Vos 1765, seen on Nieuwe Teertuinen, Amsterdam

[ericthesheep]