Gail Carriger Lust Objects ~ Black & White

Is there anything more classic than black and white?  I do love it so. And it's been all over the runways for fall. Today, Fashionable Reader, a collection of lust worthy black and white outfits that I hope will inspire you to try this combination.

 1912-1913 Jean-Philippe Worth  Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst, Arketektur, og Design

And now something for the various characters!

Rue, who is often dressed by her adopted father, has a predilection for Worth gowns. Here's something he might insist she were of an evening. She does like long coats, like her blood father, for similar reasons.

 1900 Evening Coat  Jean-Philippe Worth  The Metropolitan Museum of Art

And to go underneath.

 1900s  The Minnesota Historical Society

Something for Primrose. Who patronizes various fashion houses, and likes a few more frills.

1900-1905  Visiting Dress  Jacques Doucet, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

And, as Halloween is just aroudn the corner, here's a option for a fun black and white outfit.

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