The Corseted Beauty

08/01/2025

A stunning velvet ensemble with gilded silver thread embroidery and coral beads from the mid-17th century ✨
From the collection of Museum of Applied Arts, Hungary.

28/12/2024

A look back on the stunning costume design by Danilo Donati for the lovely Olivia Hussey as Juliet from "Romeo and Juliet" (1968).
The veteran stage and screen actress recently passed at the age of 73 🥀

Costumes from the archives of the Cerratelli Foundation.

23/12/2024

pair of evening dresses replete with holiday cheer 🕯
Embroidered dress of red silk machine-made net, ca. 1810 from ; silk dinner dress with wool crewel-embroidered holly boughs, ca. 1824-26 from

13/12/2024

Ivory silk and silk tulle court gown trimmed with hand and machined floral motif embroidery (ca. 1860-1865) 🌸
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

26/11/2024

A selection of gowns ranging from the 1900s - 1930s from the wardrobe of the always stylish Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938) 💖

Queen Maud, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was born on this day in 1869 in Marlborough House, London.

Garments from the collection of National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design

05/11/2024

Celebrated stage and screen actress Vivien Leigh was born on this day in 1913 in Darjeeling, India 💛

In 1948 Leigh starred as the titular character in "Anna Karenina" - her elegant costumes designed by renowned photographer, costume and set designer Cecil Beaton.

27/09/2024

Saddened to hear of the passing of the great Dame Maggie Smith (1934-2024) at eighty-nine years old. The beloved actress was a legend of both the stage and screen, a successful career that spanned seven decades 🥀

14/09/2024

Black silk moiré court dress with lace trim and jet-bead embroidery by F***y Scheiner (ca. 1880s). Worn by Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) 🥀
From the collection of Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

07/09/2024

23/08/2024

A delightful silk and lace gown with a beautiful floral motif 💜 By Mme. Martin Decalf (1878-80).
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

05/08/2024

Cléo de Mérode (1875-1966), celebrated French dancer and a famous beauty of the Belle Époque. She was considered one of the first modern celebrities, whose photographic image was distributed worldwide thanks to photographers Félix Nadar and Léopold-Émile Reutlinger 🌺

04/08/2024

The American painter William McGregor Paxton (1869-1941) is best known as a portrait painter and co-founder of the The Guild of Boston Artists. Portraits of elegant women in handsome interiors, engaged in leisurely activities, were among some of his most sought-after works. Paxton’s subjects were often depicted in lush clothing, bathed in subtle golden light - reminiscent of Johannes Vermeer’s oeuvre.

In this collection of paintings, Paxton makes use of two lovely pieces of clothing repeatedly: a beautifully embroidered chinoiserie jacket and a pink silk gown 🩷

29/07/2024

Nicole Kidman as Isabel Archer in "The Portrait of a Lady" (1996) ♥️
Stunning costume design by the late great Janet Patterson.

19/07/2024

08/07/2024

"Marie Antoinette," the lavish 1938 production starring Norma Shearer, premiered 86 years ago today in Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles. Its highly stylized and fantastical costumes were designed by the famed Hollywood designer Adrian ♥️

01/07/2024

Silk, velvet, and satin evening dress, ca. 1913-14. Worn by Queen Maud of Norway and in the collection of National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design, Oslo 🧡

30/06/2024

Wool and silk velvet mantle with metallic-thread embroidery by Emile Pingat (ca. 1891) ✨
From the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art

18/06/2024

Stunning color on this evening dress of silk brocade and lace, ca. 1850 💙
From the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art