Why are we here?

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I have some rather fun vintage bear imagery collected here.

do you want to explore museums, old churches and hidden antique shops with me, yes or no

Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme, no. 59, vol. 5, novembre 1905, Paris. Robe d'aprés-midi, par Martial & Armand. Photo Reutlinger. Bibliothèque nationale de France

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD THERE’S NEW ALAN LEE LOTR ART! I’M SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

These are from the new limited edition of LOTR published by the Folio Society

Corset

c. 1900

Silk, cotton, metal & potpourri (I’m not sure what the potpourri means, does anyone have an answer for this?)

FIDM Museum

Alexander McQueen for Givenchy Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1999-2000

‘Geigi Haruko 1910s.  Geigi (geisha) Haruko of Tokyo, with her hair dressed in the Sokuhatsu style.’ Text and image Blue Ruin 1 on Flickr

ab. 1900 Evening dress by House of Worth, Paris, France

silk, cotton, tulle, lace

(Powerhouse Museum)

Ensemble. ca. 1906. Credit line: Gift of Mrs. David J. Colton, 1961 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/88308

Gown, English, Fabric from the 1790s, Gown made 1795-99

From the Victoria & Albert Museum

Afternoon dress, American, c. 1835-1836

The MET Museum

Gordon Browne (British, 1858-1932) - 'She was going to let down her hair', Illustration for Adam Bede by George Eliot

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I have blocked the skirt! And she was big, measuring about 1.95 - 2m in diameter:

Yes, that is hanging on the wall in my halfway - that was the only place I could leave her safely away from my toddler for the 3 days it took to dry. I'm am still working out a way of blocking the bodice and hanging the entire thing back up to dry without the weight of the skirt dragging everything down while it's damp. Most likely i'll stuff the skirt into a laundry bag and suspend it underneath somehow. Previously the skirt hit me right under the knee but post-blocking it sits low to mid-calf length:

I have yet to finish the underdress, it's happening, I'm just really not keen on cutting pattern pieces recently.

This is knit btw, not crochet.

Watered silk or moiré

1860s silk dress made from a unique so-called watered silk fabric. Watered silk or moiré silk was made by embossing patterns onto the surface of the silk, using high pressure and steam rollers. This creates patterns that look like small waves or ripples in water.

Evening dresses, 1930s-40s.