samedi, octobre 14, 2006

1890s Cigar Box Label "BEAUTY"


1890s Cigar Box Label "BEAUTY", originally uploaded by nyctreeman.

Matahari


Matahari, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in Wikipedia.

Gladys Cooper, 1910s


Gladys Cooper, 1910s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"The actress Gladys Cooper, later to be the star of stage and screen in The Second Mrs Tanquery and My Fair Lady, wears a high-waisted Empire line evening dress in the new fluid, classical style. Although the fussy frills have gone, the surface of the dress is still intricately beaded. Feathers, tiaras and jewelled bands were often worn in the hair for the evening."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

vendredi, octobre 13, 2006

Fur-trimmed cape, 1902


Fur-trimmed cape, 1902, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"This fur-trimmed cape of 1902 was probably worn as eveningwear. Although the low-cut, frilled lace evening dress looks fragile, the frills would be set over a cage-like corset."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Carol McComas, 1905


Carol McComas, 1905, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"Actress Carol McComas poses for the camera in 1905. Her clothes are typical of those of the elegant woman of the time, with an abundance of lace and frills and sweeping skirt. The waist was pulled in by corsets, and the bosom flung forward, but dress bodices fell loosely, billowing slightly over the waistband at the front. This would have been an evening dress, as high-collared dresses were always worn for day."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Anna Held, 1902


Anna Held, 1902, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"This beauty queen (The book is wrong, she is Anna Held) hides under a lavish cape from 1902. Long coats and skating outfits were some-times topped with a short, matching cape thrown over the shoulders. This one may have been part of a tea gown ensemble -- long loose dresses and wraps women relaxed in, without corsets, before dinner."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

jeudi, octobre 12, 2006

Vanessa Stephen, 1900s


Vanessa Stephen, 1900s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"The artist Vanessa Stephen was the novelist Virginia Woolf's sister; perhaps the only studio photograph for which she ever sat, this was probably taken on the occasion of her marriage to the art critic Clive Bell. Both were leading members of the Bloomsbury Group, a set of bohemian artists and writers. Vanessa Bell was known for wearing daringly bright, flowing robes, but here she is more restrained in a simple dress."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Lady Ottoline Morrell, 1900s


Lady Ottoline Morrell, 1900s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"Lady Ottoline Morrell, Bloomsbury Group society and literary hostess, sometimes wore extravagant Turkish robes and dyed her hair a soft purple. Here it is parted in the middle. swept up with combs, and probably pinned over hair pads to create the exaggerated rolls of hair which were fashionable at the time. Wherever she appeared, Lady Ottoline invariably caught the eye; Quentin Bell, the son of Clive and Vanessa Bell, described her as 'that fantastic baroque flamingo..."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Gertie Miller, The Dancing Mistress, 1912

"Actress Gertie Miller on stage in The Dancing Mistress of 1912 in full evening dress with long, white gloves, an essential eveningwear accessory. dresses often had a small over-jacket incorporated into the garment like this one, which stops on the thigh, breaking the long column skirt into two tiers."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

German beauty, 1910

Postmarked "Spandau 3 / 12 / 1910"

conrad veidt


conrad veidt, originally uploaded by rattengift.

mercredi, octobre 11, 2006

Daisy Irving, 1910


Daisy Irving, 1910, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"Actress Daisy Irving poses in what is probably a two-tired 'lampshade' dress by Paul Poiret, 1910. His loose silhouettes reduced the need for as many underclothes as a 'frou-frou' dress would have done, and the bosom was freed from the confines of a corset."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Vintage postcard


Vintage postcard, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in OldPostcards.

Miss Renee Mayer as "Puck" in "The Sleeping Beauty Re-awakened"

mardi, octobre 10, 2006

Henley railway station, 1905


Henley railway station, 1905, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"Women walk from Henley railway station to watch the Regatta during the 1905 Season armed with parasols and shawls. Summer day dresses were usually made in soft pastel colours such as lilac, white and pink, and these may have been made of print cotton. Girls wore their hair long until they were eighteen, when it was swept up in combs and pins."

Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Miss Sedley, 1903


Miss Sedley, 1903, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"Miss Sedley wears a delicately pleated, draped, high-necked gown, 1903. The twisting lines of the bodice emphasise the corseted curves of her silhouette, and her high collar would have been held up by wire of whalebone.
Hairpieces and hair pads were often used to create the required volume, and hair was held in place with combs."

Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Lina Cavalieri, 1910s


Lina Cavalieri, 1910s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"The detailing on this elegant black dress perfectly sets off the lavish jewellery worn around the neck."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Cleo de Merode, 1910s


Cleo de Merode, 1910s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in Tallulahs

Flapper girl, 1910s


Flapper girl, 1910s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"A young worker mends army uniforms in America. Her sailor suit-style is typical of childrenswear at the time. Boys would have worn a similar top, but with trousers. The bows which girls wore in their hair became known as 'flappers' because of the way they fell onto the head. The name would stick with this generation, as they grew up in the Twenties."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

dimanche, octobre 08, 2006

Queen Alexandra, 1910


Queen Alexandra, 1910, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"Queen Alexandra wears a Cartier necklace in 1910. She was famous for wearing high chokers in the style shown and for wearing a daring amount of make-up, in so doing rejecting the fashion for natural complexions."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Charles Francis Annesley Voysey, Thank You card, 1901.

Mela Kohler, Fashion Drawings, c. 1907

Fashion drawings, three illustrated postcards of the Wiener Werkstatte, c. 1907.

"The Wiener Werkstatte managed to mix all the manifestations of existence through artistic means. Meal tables, floral arrangements and even fashion sketches -- such as Van de Velde's -- all were integrated in one unique symmetry."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Art Nouveau" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.

Abel Faivre, La Gazette du Bon Ton, La Femme au Paravent, 1912

Lucien Robert, Journal des Dames et des Modes, Robe de Satin Violet, 1913

Francesco Javier Gose, Le Chapeau de Ruban pour l'Été, 1912

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