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the1920sinpictures

Kittyinva: 1919 Bathing Suits from “Elite Styles” magazine.

thehystericalsociety

On the beach vs. at home - c. 1918 - (Via)

phobs-heh

Dolls of Alice Filippova

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Third from the right, Grace Loudon McAdams steadies her brother Max’s motorcycle for his recording of this fashionably snug line-up. Grace and her friends pose on a Third Avenue sidewalk about one-half block south of Washington Street, Seattle ca.1919 – via Dorpat

Vesterbro i Odense er ikke helt det samme som Vesterbro i København.

#Odense #Vesterbro #Dronningensgade

soyouthinkyoucansee

zhang xin yuan by wang fen

discountedreams

Nørrebro Station er altså lidt anderledes end alle andre S-tog stationer.

#Nørrebro Station #Copenhagen #Graffiti #That special smell of old urine #S-tog

Nørrebro Station er altså lidt anderledes end alle andre S-tog stationer.

#Nørrebro Station #Copenhagen #Graffiti #That special smell of old urine #S-tog

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Lot: 417. Early Doll with Wonderful Wooden Body and Outstanding Gown

26" (66 cm.) Paper-mache solid domed head with heavily-lidded inset enamel eyes,high painted brows,aquiline nose,closed mouth,hand-tied brunette human hair wig,attached lower arms,wooden torso with well-detailed hips and stomach to accommodate fashions of its time,dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,carved definition of toes. Condition: head restored,hands replaced,otherwise excellent. Comments: Northern Italy,18th century. Value Points: wonderful original body torso with well-shaped elongated legs,and outstanding early costume of woven silk with homespun lining,bone-shaped bodice with back lacing closure,sleeves designed open at the back with silk tie ribbons,gilt metallic borders,along with original under-blouse/chemise,petticoat,hand-woven warm stockings,and hand-stitched sandals with gemstone accents and silk (matching gown) soles.

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Når der er udendørs idræt i marts

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I pride myself on always having words to describe something and yet they have failed me, I feel at an utter loss to describe the glory of this gown.

The romantic in me notes the symbolism of the butterfly. The metamorphosis from a child to a married woman. This gown reverberates with life and brings tears to my eyes.

I worry that sometimes I am to sensitive. I find that in my line of work I often have to think of the costume as it’s own entity, wondering about the life of the person who these items once adorned lead to so many questions. Many times I have wished that I had not pursued those thoughts to find out more on their life. I have been moved to tears of sorrow and anger at the unfairness of the treatment of women who came before me. I have discovered that they were prisoners in their beautiful silks, ensnared in brightly woven textiles, pinned alive and struggling for all to admire until at last they accepted their crepe veils and widows weeds before leaving this plane a broken being.

Yet I find myself hoping with every fibre of my being that whoever this woman was she had a beautiful and happy life. That the butterfly that graced the bodice on her wedding gown symbolized more than decoration, that it was true freedom from the cocoon. I’ll never know for sure but I will hope.

Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum

c. 1890

If it is possible could I please request a translation on this gown also: アール・ヌーヴォー期のドレスで、胸を張り出し、腰を後方に突き出したＳ字型スタイル。胸には模造パールで蝶を表しているが、この時代には昆虫をモチーフとしたアクセサリーなども多く見られる。スカートの裾周りにはコードを入れてシルエットを整えており、細いウエストから裾に向かう波のようにうねった曲線が優雅で美しい。