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Dress

c. 1825-1830

unknown maker, England

Victoria and Albert Museum

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Went to a booksale recently and came out with an embarrassing amount of books, very few of which I was actually looking for.

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• Two-piece ball dress with overdress.

Date: 1895

Designer/Maker: Jean-Phillipe Worth

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• Evening Dress.

Date: ca. 1922

Designer/Maker: Callot Soeurs

Place of origin: Paris

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Evening dress ca. 1812

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

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hey folks if you have an android phone: google shadow installed malware.

I had to go and delete it myself this morning.

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Tea gown in embroidered cotton and machine-made lace by Jacques Doucet for actress Réjane, ca. 1898.

Pallais Galliera

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Dance dress ca. 1807

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

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Tagged by @novelmonger - thank you!

Last song you sang out loud: A setting of Psalm 148.

What is your favorite chip flavor? There are a lot of good ones, so it really depends on my mood. The usual top options are cheddar, sour cream and onion, salt and vinegar, and plain.

Last book you opened: I think this was 365 Days with Calvin.

Earbuds, headphones, or nothing? Depends on the setting, but nothing if no one is around.

Last place you went to other than home: Stopped by the post office on the way home.

What is a color that looks good on you? Someone once told me cornflower blue?

Last trailer you saw: I honestly don't remember. I feel like I may've watched a trailer in the special features of an old movie most recently, but I can't remember what it was for.

Tagging @citadelofthestars, @stingrayextraordinaire, @lady-merian, @morfinwen, @idratherdreamofjune, @lover-of-the-starkindler, @thetreasurechest, @isfjmel-phleg, and @aceofstars16, if they so desire.

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Getting a little tired of that one tag game that everyone keeps on doing, so I'm starting one of my own.

Last song you sang out loud:

What is your favorite chip flavor?

Last book you opened:

Earbuds, headphones, or nothing?

Last place you went to other than home:

What is a color that looks good on you?

Last trailer you saw:

Anyone who thinks this looks fun, answer the questions and tag some people!

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i got new pencils! so i drew esther

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More on the dress, including its use of 18th century material (shout-out to @lover-of-the-starkindler for clocking that!) can be found on the website.

Dress

1840s

The John Bright Collection

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More info on it at the Uffizi Galleries website if anyone is curious!

💜 Purple silk velvet, chemical lace, silk organza, ca. 1898-1899 💜

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Hey everyone, I know it's going to be a busy day for a lot of people, but Google enrolled everyone over 18 into their AI program automatically.

If you have a google account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off.

Then you need to go to myactivity.google.com/product/gemini and turn off all Gemini activity tracking. You do have to do them in that order to make sure it works.

Honestly, I'm not sure how long this will last, but this should keep Gemini off your projects for a bit.

I saw this over on bluesky and figured it would be good to spread on here. It only takes a few minutes to do.

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Coronation gown of Queen Desideria of Sweden, 1829

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Worth afternoon dress ca. 1876

From MCNY

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• Celestial Blue Ball Gown.

Date: 1867

Maker: Marie and Josephine Virfolet (New York City)

Medium: Silk satin (tulle was replaced ca. 1980)