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Dorrit Li wearing S/S 2023 Miss Sohee for Mac Cosmetics’ ‘The Face Show’ S/S 2024 in London

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stillshots from Carol (2015)

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PORTRAIT OF MADAME X /1884/ by JOHN SINGER SARGENT

“Madame X” is a portrait of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, or Madame Gautreau. Madame Gautreau was an American expatriate originally from Louisiana. She had moved to Paris, France, with her family when she was eight years old. She was renowned for her beauty and sophistication.

Madame Gautreau was painted at the request of Sargent himself, who hoped he could use her popularity to increase his notoriety. Many artists sought to paint Madame Gautreau, as they were enamoured by her unusual beauty, but she had denied most of them.

When this painting was first shown at the Paris Salon of 1884, Madame Gautreau’s right strap was depicted as fallen off her shoulder. The strap, the amount of bare skin visible, and the heavy makeup on her face resulted in a mostly negative review from critics. The public viewed it as flaunting her immorality.

Sargent, trying to safeguard his reputation, repainted her strap so that it was back on her shoulder. Regardless, this scandal ruined his reputation in Paris. Shortly after, Sargent gave up the city of light and relocated to London, England, where he stayed and finally acquired the respect as a portrait artist that he was seeking.

Seven years later, in 1891, Madame Gautreau was painted again. This portrait, by the French artist Gustave Courtois, displays her in a very similar manner, in profile with a dress with one shoulder strap down. The dress, however, is white. Interestingly, this painting was a success when it was unveiled, perhaps speaking to the changing social norms of the time.

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Laurence Pellagot with Mr. Pearl for Thierry Mugler haute couture fittings f/w 1998

Dianne Brill with Mr. Pearl for Thierry Mugler haute couture fittings f/w 1995

Jerry Hall for Thierry Mugler haute couture ‘Les Insectes’ fittings s/s 1997

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Aleksander Bożydar Łukowski for Namilia SS25

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Audrey Hepburn in a suit designed by Hubert de Givenchy on the set of the film Sabrina, 1954. Dir. Billy Wilder

📷 Getty Images via Vogue Spain

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Mathilda Gvarliani for Vogue Netherlands // December 2022

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Houjing Cui for Dolce & Gabbana F/W 2024

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Dream Collection by John Galliano for Christian Dior Spring Summer 1998

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Yasmin Wijnaldum for Mônot F/W 2020

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don’t be scared to live lovingly. compliment your friends on the little things and cheer for live bands in small cafes and leave tips when you can. tell the person you saw that you really like their shirt and write cards and letters to the people you love. make playlists for people and don’t be afraid to express your appreciation for others. life is so much better when you live it with love.

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The new collection of Mirror Palais "Lace and silk"

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Mirror Palais S24 “Return to Glamour” campaign-photographed by Anafer Flores & featuring Lauren Fern

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“Holding someone's hand was always my idea of joy. Often before falling asleep— in that small struggle not to lose consciousness and enter the greater world - often, before having the courage to go toward the greatness of sleep, I pretend that someone is holding my hand and I go, go toward the enormous absence of form that is sleep.”

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og | braydans

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“Les Nouvelles Merveilleuses” 1908

designed by Jeanne Margaine-Lacroix