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There’s nothing I love more than a juxtaposition, especially juxtaposing blue and orange, opposites on the colour wheel. The blue sash around her waist against the orangey almost-vintage colour of her gown is exactly the reason I’d love to get into catfight brawls of auditions for period dramas- it’s not all about the ostentatious Rococo of Marie Antoinette, it’s about the subtle clever designs too! La Chemine by James Jacques Joseph Tissot.
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Masked Nude by ACJ. This is spilling into the 20th century (why should we reserve ourselves for the appreciation of the 18th and 19th centuries only?), but I simply had to post this photo of that exquisite, exquisite fan.
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If there’s anything that endeared me to the Steampunk following, it’s those awesome, awesome costumes.
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“She then shines forth, solicitous to bless, In all the glaring impotence of dress”
The Deserted Village. A poem written by Oliver Goldsmith and illustrated by Edwin A. Abbey, R.A. Harper & Brothers, 1902.
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Archduchess Maria Theresa in 1727 by Andreas Möller. Such a stunning dress, the blue looks like folds of the ocean enveloping her, especially her sleeve- the paint almost looks mercurial.
A pity 19th century influence on fashion doesn’t extend beyond the runway onto the streets (other than the corset).
