All posts filed under: 20th Century

Rate the Dress: Making Music with Schiaparelli

Either I have lost my ability to find pictures of non-attractive historical frocks, or y’all have gotten soft in your ratings, because you like everything I have been showing you. Cabanel’s young lady rated an 8.8 out of 10 (it would have been a nine, but she lost out for the limp lace), and the lady in red rated an 8.4 out of 10. Will a 20th century frock continue the winning streak? Or will Schiaparelli be a step too far? Schiaparelli’s designs can never be accused of not being brave, and her 1939 music inspired collection was no exception. This particular evening dress features musical notes embroidered in metallic thread, matching gloves, and a music box belt buckle. What do you think? Would the dress help a pretty girl to be like a melody, or is it a bit out of tune? Rate the Dress on a scale of 1 to 10

Mme Poiret II

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My model for the most recent talk reminds me so much of images of Denise Poiret that I have to stop myself calling her Mme Poiret when I talk about her. I’m not sure what it is – there isn’t a huge physical resemblance, but when I watch Denisette move, and pose, I ‘see’ Denise in my mind, as an echo or shadow moving with my living model. It’s a very propitious sign in a model! These photos were all taken during the photoshoot on November 21

Claire in the Laurel dress

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This is the fabulous Claire of ‘Well, I used to be a lady’ in the Laurel Dress. I didn’t manage to get that many pictures of her because she had to leave earlier than most of the other models. The lighting was a bit problematic, but the images look wonderful in sepia.