Klara Torres
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ποΈββοΈ"As a fitness fanatic, always chasing the next personal best."ποΈββοΈ
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03-08-2024 06:07:03
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This week's #ThirtiesThursday garment is this Lucien Lelong ivory silk & gold-flecked brocade evening dress dating from 1937. The plunging neckline descends into a knot at the waist and fastens with a twisted halterneck style back. Sold by Augusta Auctions. #fashionhistory
Evening dress by House of Worth, 1957.ββββββββββββββββββ The House of Worth, founded in Paris in 1856 by Charles Frederick Worth (1826β95), was the first and original couture house, crafting sophisticated and refined garments for the social seasons. Credit: V&A Museum
British poet and critic Dame Edith Sitwell was born #OnThisDay in 1887. She was photographed by American fashion photographer George Platt Lynes in 1950, posing as Lady Macbeth, wearing this damask patterned velvet tunic dress. Sold by Dreweatts 1759. #fashionhistory #dress
American singer Patsy Cline was born #OnThisDay in 1932. She wore this Peggy Hunt royal blue linen sleeveless dress, adorned with blue lace and blue rhinestones on the bodice, for publicity photographs when she moved to Nashville. Sold by Christie's. #fashionhistory #dress
Russian author Leo Tolstoy was born #OnThisDay in 1828. His 1878 novel Anna Karenina was adapted for the screen in 1997, in which Sophie Marceau wore this Maurizio Millenotti designed burgundy and black striped silk faille dress as Anna. Tirelli Costumi #film #costume #dress
The summer of 1957 saw #MadameGrΓ©s add this ray of sunshine to her catalogue of designs, a mix of pleated jersey interspersed with bands of marigold velvet. A GrΓ©s exhibition remains high on my must see list SCAD FASH Museum #fashionhistory