All things beautiful

sexta-feira, 2 de julho de 2021

Evening Gowns

A silk organza evening gown, Schiaparelli, 1939.

Evening Dress, Madame Grès (Alix Barton) (French, Paris 1903–1993

Var region): 1960's, silk.

House of Dior

House of Chanel

Alexander McQueen; Boned bodice with draped silk chiffon overlay.

Asymmetric skirt with frayed edges. (Irere) Spring/Summer 2003

Balenciaga

House of Balenciaga

Dior

quinta-feira, 1 de julho de 2021

Vintage Handbags - Handbags speak louder than words - GiGi

"Proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet."

"The joy of dressing is an art."

—John Galliano

"You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes. Too many women think that they are unimportant, but the real proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet."
—Christian Dior

"A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view."
—Sophia Loren

"Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It's not about brands. It's about something else that comes from within you."
—Ralph Lauren

Here's a dozen of my favorite things never to apologize for:

1) Never apologize for acting on your instincts.
2) Never apologize for being passionate.
3) Never apologize for being smart.
4) Never apologize for demanding respect.
5) Never apologize for saying no.
6) Never apologize for not embracing someone else's agenda.
7) Never apologize for disagreeing.
8) Never apologize for your faith.
9) Never apologize for your own sense of creativity.
10) Never apologize for ordering dessert.
11) Never apologize for being funny.
12) Never apologize for living your truth.

Every one of us casts a shadow.

There hangs about us, a sort of a strange, indefinable something, which we call personal influence--that has its effect on every other life on which it falls. It goes with us wherever we go. It is not something we can have when we want to have it--and then lay aside when we will, as we lay aside a garment. It is something that always pours out from our lives . . . as light from a lamp, as heat from flame, as perfume from a flower.

The ministry of personal influence is something very wonderful. Without being conscious of it, we are always impressing others by this strange power that exudes from us. Others watch us--and their thinking and actions are modified by our influence."

"Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity." Ephesians 5:15-16

~J. R. Miller, "The Shadows We Cast"