Tag: haute couture
REFLECTION ON THE WHITE SHIRT AND WOMANKIND
The 8th of March has just been and gone. Pre-packed sprigs of yellow mimosa in the supermarket and tacky adverts…. … More
BLACK AND WHITE UNITE! (Post no.4 on colour combinations in dress)
Photo John French, model Susan Abraham in John Cavanagh lace evening dress, 1957 The combination of black and white in … More
Going blue (Post no.3 on colour combinations in dress)
La Gazette du Bon Ton, cover by George Lepape, cape by J. Lanvin, 1923 Mark Rothko Blue goes well with … More
Rising up to the times (Post no.2 on WW I fashions)
Journal des Dames et des Modes, Paris, 1913 This post wants to investigate the ‘rise’ (literally) in fashion of the … 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
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Some of you may be familiar with this war-time comic (well I found it comic) thriller by Frank Capra. OK … More