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Ball gown, Au Bon Marché (1905-1906)

via Museum für Kunst & Gewerbe Hamburg

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told my mom my feet are cold & all my wool socks are dirty & she said “how about THESE” and pulled out of her pocket a pair of wool socks that apparently took 3rd place in the Delaware State Fair, which I know because the ribbon is still attached

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the urge to bury my face in a skein of yarn

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natural born model

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Oh dear I’ve done it again. I forgot about this tumblr for far too long.

In other words, I logged out and forgot to log in again. Im definitely going to blame it all on the brain fog, yes.

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How liberating it is to pursue wholeness instead of perfection

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we were meant to live slowly!!!! we were meant to savor moments and feel unabashedly lazy and frolic and smell the flowers and laugh with our entire hearts and love with our entire souls!!!!! don’t ever feel guilty for resting!!!!!! don’t ever feel guilty for slowing down!!!!!! enjoying life shouldn’t be something you’re ashamed of

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• Afternoon Dress.

Date: ca. 1905

Dezigner/Maker: Jacques Doucet

Medium: Cotton (lace), silk (chiffon, twill, ribbon).

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Fragment of cotton, katazome dyed, Japan, late 19th century

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Sweater that says "I spent three weeks knitting and all I got was this lousy sweater"

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HE’S GAY AND FRIENDLY!

From: ‘Home-made Toys’ The Australian Women’s Weekly, 1960s approx.

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by niiloi

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It's Autumn, which means if I make a Big Pot of Soup it will Fix Everything. No one fact check me on this. We need to let the soup speak for itself.

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My sweater is finally done!

It has lovingly been named the 'Unicorn Hunt Sweater' and the pattern can be found on both:

Etsy and Ravelry

Very happy with it, i will wear it forever probably.

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Dress

1802-1805

Musée Galliera de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

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Cornish chough with primroses, alexanders and linnea.

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Robert Engels (British, 1866-1926)

The Passer-By, 1897