#met museum

[cynicalclassicist]

I am struck by the intricacy of the hats.

Gallery of Fashion, vol. III: April 1 1796 - March 1 1797

From the Met Museum

[arthina]

Bodice, 18th century, European

[divesslow]

18th century daggers from India and Turkey

[3ternalvalentin3]

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lana del rey at the 2024 met gala after party

[theantonian]

Greek Gold diadem with Hercules knot (250–150 BCE),

Gold, garnet, carnelian, sardonyx

3×9 1/8 in. (7.6 × 23.1 cm).

On loan to the Metropolitan Museum.

[youngjaelee]

Cosmetic Dish in the Shape of a Trussed Duck

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Egyptian Art Collection

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 121

Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Dynasty: Dynasty 18

Reign: reign of Akhenaten–Tutankhamun

Date: ca. 1353–1327 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt

Medium: Hippopotamus ivory (tinted)

Dimensions: Part A: l. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in); w. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in); th. 1.8 cm (11/16 in); Part B: l. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in); w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in); th. 1.2 cm (1/2 in)

Accession Number: 40.2.2a, b

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Green wool dress, ca. 1887, American.

Designed by Catherine Donovan.

Met Museum.

[taf-art]

Fleur de Lis (c. 1895-1900). Robert Reid.

[fashion-plates]

Met Costume Institute

Walking dress. British. ca. 1830

[lightthereis]

William Morris - Jasmine Print

[marzipanandminutiae]

the Met Museum's weirdly fetishizing description of that one gorgeous blue velvet Victorian cape squats in my mind without paying rent

this is the cape:

Pretty! Made by Emile Pingat! Very Gothic! love it.

this is part of the description:

 The rich color of the royal blue velvet is evocative of the original wearer who at that point in time would have been seen as a precious jewel who required continual attention and assistance. That perceived helplessness is also reflected in the cape's lack of armholes, which would limit easy mobility.

...I. what.

I suspect it's blue because she liked blue and commissioned it that way (or selected that one ready-made for the color). and, my guy, there is clearly a big front opening through which one can reach for things. would you say that about a men's cape without armholes? they definitely existed, and plenty of women's capes DID have them. how does this No Armholes For Female Helplessness theory play out in view of those facts?

I also suspect this person wrote that part of the description one-handed

[probablymoons]

"Occupations for Women" 1887 trading cards

Bandmaster/ Fireman/ Teacher Highwayman/ Fisherman/ Sailor

[clearbreathing]

19th century ottoman dagger sheath

[aworldofpattern]

Anna Wintour in bespoke LOEWE at the Met Gala 2024

'Inspired by a circa 1944 evening cape by 20th century designer Charles James and tailoring from the LOEWE Fall Winter 2024 women’s collection, Anna’s tuxedo in wool with a silk satin shawl collar is decorated with floral motifs using hand-dyed feathers, tonal beading, and pearl embroidery. The jacket is paired with a long sleeve dress in bias-cut silk satin.'

'Awakening Flower Bouquet' embroidery inspired by Tulipes Hollandaise fabric by Charles Frederick Worth, 1889, from the Met's archives.

[3ternalvalentin3]

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met gala 2024: garden of time

my fav looks so far♡

[theantonian]

Gold armband with Herakles knot

Hellenistic period

3rd–2nd century BCE

Gold inlaid with garnets, emeralds, and enamel

3 1/2in. (8.9cm)

The Herakles knot on this sumptuous armband is enriched with floral decoration and inlaid with garnets, emeralds, and enamel. According to the Roman writer Pliny, the decorative device of the Herakles knot could cure wounds, and its popularity in Hellenistic jewelry suggests that it was thought to have the power to avert evil.

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York