What lies beneath.

Women’s dress supports, 1950s.

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suicideblonde:

Michelle Dockery in the third season of Downton Abbey

Yes yes yes yes yes!

A shot from “Cat’s Meow”, a fashion spread by Advan Matthew for Farrago Magazine, August 2012.

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Natalia Vodianova photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue, September 2012.

Very Downton Abbey-inspired. Speaking of which, does anyone else think Natalia resembles a younger version of Elizabeth McGovern?

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LOVE the work of Panni Makekzadeh. Her collection, Love Me Til It Hurts, is on display at Freight + Volume in New York.

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Marilyn Monroe as Lillian Russell, 1957.

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Lemony frou frou heaven.

fripperiesandfobs:

Worth afternoon dress ca. 1892

From the Museum at FIT

Carey Mulligan as Daisy in Baz Luhrmann’s forthcoming adaptation ofThe Great Gatsby, which hits theaters at Christmastime.

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thelingerieaddict:

Yes! Because there really were black burlesque dancers back in the day.

bhof:

Vintage Black Burlesque: Rare images of bold and beautiful burlesque dancers from the past on Ebony.com

Absolutely awesome! Love these photos…

Poupée, trousseau et sa malle, vers 1865, Les Arts Décoratifs © Jean Tholance

From a post about the Louis Vuitton-Marc Jacobs Exhibition in Paris.

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