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Court dress, Naples

c. 1848

Gros de Tours

Museo del Tessuto

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Art Deco-inspired dress

c. 1924

orange chiffon with silver and white beading all over

UNT Digital Library

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Summer Day Dress, 1880

Worn by Madame Bartholomé in the painting In the Conservatory, by Albert Bartholomé (ca. 1881)

via The Met

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Two-piece gown consisting of jacket and skirt

c. 1897

Centraal Museum, Utrech

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Day Dress

c. 1845 - 1855

Chertsey Museum

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Dress

1907

Paul Poiret

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

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Tagged by @thetreasurechest to post the last thing I searched online - thank you!

It was something like "freezing canned pineapple".

Leaving an open tag for anyone who'd like to do this!

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1924 c. Madeline Vionnet “Little Horses” silk evening gown with white beading. From 1st Dibs.

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WASP’s - Women Air Service Pilots

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Callot Soeurs evening dress, 1911-13

From the State Hermitage Museum

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Convertible cerulean blue silk moire gown, c. 1866

3-pc blue cerulean blue silk moiré gown with dinner bodice and trained skirt trimmed with serpentine cording with crystal and white seed bead rosettes & blond silk lace, gored skirt with broad silk velvet hem band, evening bodice trimmed with blond lace.

Source: Augusta Auctions

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“Columbine” fancy dress by Madame Didier ca. 1900

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

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Tagged by @novelmonger and @thetreasurechest - thank you!

Last Song: "Dead End Road" by Delta Rae.

Favourite colour: I usually go with blue.

Currently watching: Nothing as far as shows go (or movies, come to think of it).

Spicy/Savoury/Sweet: It's a bit more of a toss-up now than when I was younger, but I still often go for sweet over savoury.

Relationship status: What God has called me to be at this moment.

Current obsession: Um. Clearing the books off my to-read & reread shelf?

Leaving an open tag for anyone who'd like to do this one. :)

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The Silver Eye Secret Santa is happening again!

Interested? Just read this post and follow the instructions

Please read this journal on dA and if you have a dA sign up using that.

If you only have a tumblr account then follow these instructions:

-Message me to let me know that you want to participate and include your 2-3 prompts in your reblog/message/reply

-Make sure your inboxes are open so I can message you with who your santa is and what their prompts are

-When posting your picture/fanfic make sure to tag your secret santa and use the tags #tse secret santa2024 and #tse secret santa

-If you have any questions message me @aceofstars16

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Wedding dress, c. 1890. Worn by heiress Cara Leland Huttleston Rogers (1867-1939). Her husband died a year after their wedding.

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I'd like to keep working on this challenge, but it seems to be grinding to an ignominious halt as I have given up on two of the most recent entries and am scrambling to find replacements, much less an extra three books currently. Would people be willing to throw out a) books that you'd be shocked if I hadn't read and/or b) books you really think I should read? I'm unsure what will actually click currently, so I would welcome even wild suggestions (needless to say hopefully, but if the suggestion doesn't catch my interest it will not be held against you!).

Are four reading challenges really enough for a year?

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Evening dress, 1894.