Detail from a recently acquired cabinet card that I had to buy just for the gorgeous blouse, which features a surprisingly large gauge black(?) mesh over pale ground, with satin bow adorning the high, pie-crust frilled neck. Photographed in a Guernsey stu
A lesson in 19th c. restraint; rush-seated Sussex chair with ebonised frame, c. 1870s - an Arts and Crafts beauty, courtesy of Morris and Co. of course #morrisandco #artsandcrafts #antiquefurniture #sussexchair
Dancers from the 1924 ballet Le Train Bleu photographed with Jean Cocteau, whose work the Ballets Russes production is based on. Costumes by Chanel, based on sportswear of the time. As seen at @vamuseum #gabriellechanelfashionmanifesto #letrainbleu #chane
Eleganza! Exquisite drapery over what looks like an Alaïa style perforated belt, but is probably just lace
