I make no secret, Fashionable Reader, that green is one of my favorite colors to wear. I fancy it makes my muddy green eyes less muddy, although I am could be entirely wrong in this matter. Regardless, I adore green.
Two of my very favorite dresses.
That first dress one reminds me so much of this one...
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| 1902 Walking Dress Jean-Philippe Worth The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
So, of all my German covers,
Blameless is my favorite. Not least because the fan is the most period-accurate accessory they gave the model.
Without further ado, here's a historical retrospective, in character when possible, of this color...
For Lord Akeldama:
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| 1700sGreen |
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| 1800 Malachite Parure early 19th century Sotheby’s |
For Sophronia:
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| 1858 Robe à Transformation 1858 The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| 1858 Robe à Transformation 1858 The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
For Professor Lefoux:
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| 1850-1855 Evening Dress The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
For Dimity:
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| Bodice 1867 Musée Galliera de la Mode de la Ville de Paris |
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| Bracelet 1860s Sotheby’s |
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| 1865 Bodice 1865 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
For Alexia:
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| 1870 The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
For Countess Nadasdy:
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| 1880 Charles Fredrick Worth, 1880s Kerry Taylor Auctions |
For Prudence:
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| 1885 The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| 1890 Luna Moth Fan 1890 The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| 1900 Pendant 1900s Christie’s |
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| 1900 Afternoon Dress 1900s Antique Dress |
For Primrose:
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| 1895 Tea Dress by Designer Charles Frederick Worth |
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| 1900-1910 The Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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| 1901 Evening Coat Jean-Philippe Worth, The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
For Quesnel:
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| 1897 Pocket Watch Patek Philippe, 1897 Sotheby’s |
After my books...
1909 The Metropolitan Museum of Art; 1910 Callot Soeurs, 1910-1912 Les Arts Décoratifs; 1911-1912 Antique Dress
1923 The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Callot Soeurs, 1925 The Goldstein Museum of Design
1929 Evening Dress Edward Molyneux The Museum at FIT; 1933-1935 Ensemble Elsa Schiaparelli The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| 1934 Lucien Lelong The Chicago History Museum |
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| 1935 Bangle Cartier, 1935 Sotheby’s |
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| 1935 Emerald Necklace Tiffany & Co. Christie’s |
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| 1940s Valentina The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| 1950 theladyisa-vamp |
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| 1954 Jewelry Suite 1954 Sotheby’s |
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| 1957 Charles James, 1957 The Museum at FIT |
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| 1960 Collar Grima, 1960s Sotheby’s |
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| 1970s Halston 1stdibs.com |
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