Rachel Brice, AKA: Arbibi

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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:05:35 -0700

omgthatdress: Necklace 1890s Christie’s

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:04:46 -0700

omgthatdress:

Necklace

1890s

Christie’s

tofuist: Bijin parting a Noren Curtin 1906 by Blue Ruin1 on...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:04:10 -0700

tofuist:

Bijin parting a Noren Curtin 1906

by Blue Ruin1 on flickr.

vintagenatgeographic: Nuer tribesman wears a hard hat for his...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:03:37 -0700

vintagenatgeographic:

Nuer tribesman wears a hard hat for his job on an oil rig in Sudan

National Geographic | May 1985

liquidnight: Carine Thevenau Huldra of The Norse, 2013 Archival...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:03:02 -0700

liquidnight:

Carine Thevenau

Huldra of The Norse, 2013

Archival Pigment Print

From the series Return To Huldra’s Wood

[via Art Blart]

mudwerks: (via Anonymous Works: Banjo Player)

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:02:33 -0700

mudwerks:

(via Anonymous Works: Banjo Player)

regardintemporel: Helen Pierce Breaker - India Ramosay’s Hand,...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:02:17 -0700

regardintemporel:

Helen Pierce Breaker - India Ramosay’s Hand, 1935

Masha Archer

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:29:44 -0700

Masha Archer

vintagenatgeographic: A Moroccan woman prepares her sister with...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:32:03 -0800

vintagenatgeographic:

A Moroccan woman prepares her sister with traditional beauty aids
National Geographic | January 1980

atomiclanterns: by Jason Fulford

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:29:31 -0800

atomiclanterns:

by Jason Fulford

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fadamariposa: Vali considered her extreme makeup her war paint....

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:28:42 -0800

fadamariposa:

Vali considered her extreme makeup her war paint. Vermillion red lipstick; homemade kajal rubbed with her fingers in large circles around her eyes—the latter she believed offered protection from evil. Even in the wilds of Il Porto, the only occasion that could disturb her extended makeup ritual was a disturbance with the animals. Only for them, would she leave the home sans maquillage. According to Menichetti, “applying her makeup was finding her real face.” She treated her glorious golden-red mane with equally ritualistic devotion: Once a month, she untangled her hair, which had become knotted and matted as a result of her refusal to use a comb. This was a solitary process, alone on her bed she would quietly work for hours until her locks reached enormous volume.

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sydneyflapper: La Vie Parisienne

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:20:55 -0800

sydneyflapper:

La Vie Parisienne

sisterwolf: Koringa - La Femme Fakir

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:20:32 -0800

sisterwolf:

Koringa - La Femme Fakir

omgthatdress: Corset 1883 The Victoria & Albert Museum “In...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:10:43 -0800

omgthatdress:

Corset

1883

The Victoria & Albert Museum

“In the early 1870s, as the crinoline was replaced by the bustle, corsets changed shape. In order to achieve the fashionable slender silhouette, they became much longer. Corsets also had to be rigid to conceal the layers of underwear, including the chemise and petticoat, which were worn beneath.

This corset is cut from separate pieces and reinforced with leather. Strips of covered whalebone form the scaffolding of the corset. Whalebone is strong yet flexible and therefore ideal for moulding the body of the corset and its wearer. It created a cage around the torso, enclosing the upper body and accentuating the bust and hips.

The steel busk defined the front of the garment. On this corset the spoon-shaped busk is wider at the bottom than the top. This was supposed to equalise pressure on the abdomen, making the corset more wearable. In reality, it could make it more restricting as the corset could be pulled in more at the waist.”

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nativethoughts: Royal Horse Show.

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:10:15 -0800

nativethoughts:

Royal Horse Show.