La Gazette du Bon Ton, cover by George Lepape, cape by J. Lanvin, 1923 Mark Rothko Blue goes well with … More
Tag: feathers
THE SOUND OF FASHION (post no.1 on the noise fashion makes)
Punched leather and ivory fan, 1590-1600c, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA Can fashion make a noise? Can what we … More
Crazy feathers (post no.5)
Francesco Merletti, First lady, 2008, mix media, p.c. For my last post on feathers I have decided to put together … More
Further feathers (post no. 3)
Att. John Bettes, Queen Elisabeth I, 1580-6c, National Portrait Gallery, London, Uk The fashion for feather fans spread across Europe … More
RUFFLE MY FEATHERS: ON PLUMAGE AND FASHION
For centuries, probably millennia (but I don’t have the material evidence for you) mankind has been fascinated by bird plumage … More
VIRGINIA HILL 