Madame Warren’s corset, Met, ca. 1885
What a beautiful little summer corset this is. I’d love one of my own!
From American Antiquarian’s newest exhibit: “Beauty, Virtue & Vice: Images of Women in Nineteenth-Century Prints”, a map of a lady’s heart.
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The Library of Congress’s Flickr collection includes 700+ high-res scans of ambrotype and tintype photos of US Civil War soldiers — they’re looking for help from the public with identification for many of the anonymous images: “These fascinating photographs represent the impact of the war, which involved many young enlisted men and the deaths of more than 600,000 soldiers. The photos feature details that enhance their interest, including horses, drums, muskets, rifles, revolvers, hats and caps, canteens, and a guitar. Among the rarest images are African Americans in uniform, sailors, a Lincoln campaign button, and portraits with families, women, and girls and boys.”
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Sense and Sensibility
It’s the very definition of romance contained in one film still.
In a world populated by Willoughbys, every woman needs her own Colonel Brandon.
Highlights from a shoot entitled “It’s My Party” from Acne Paper Spring 2010. Cage crinolines, corsets and powdered wigs, oh my!
(More at Fashionising)
