It happened AGAIN: a Facebook page with 83,000+ followers, "Attire's Mind," ripped off the content of one of my dress history posts.
Compare my 1840s readymade men's wear post with the inferior copy (that omits sources and links).
Today it was the Paris Musées redingote post. Notice how "Attire's Mind" uses my image edits (again), and also eliminates my citation while loosely copying the text.
If you are blogging about dress history here, especially if you are a small and obscure blog like yours truly, check "Attire's Mind" for stolen content.
It is particularly aggravating since he is clearly going the James Somerton route with this: stealing the work of passionate but little-known creatives, and making an inferior version that incidentally removes citations.
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Models wearing Charles James coats.
Photographer: Cecil Beaton
Vogue, November 1st, 1936
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Journal für Fabrik, Manufaktur, Handlung, Kunst und Mode, 1798, Tab III, anonymous, c. 1798 (x)
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favourite era for fashion?
the 1600-1700s (you can be more specific in tags)
the 1800-1900s (you can be more specific in tags)
1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
1940-1950
1950-1960
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
2000-2010
2010-2020
i know some people might not really know on this one, but make your best guess if you don’t! :)
also sorry anon i lumped 1900-1910 in with 1800-1900 because you made a little jump from 1920-1930 to 1940-1950! i don’t know much about fashion eras i hope specifically 1900-1910 wasn’t super important :,)
- if you want to submit a poll, you can on my blog! any and all suggestions are appreciated :)
especially if you have any pride related questions for pride month!
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Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna’s peach tercentenary kokoshnik, created to celebrate 300 years of the Romanov dynasty
The kokoshnik was made by nuns at the Starotorzhsky Convent, and is part of a set made for the Tsar’s four daughters to celebrate the Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty in 1913. Two other kokoshniki, owned by Grand Duchesses Tatiana and Anastasia, are in the Museum’s collection. There are no known (as of May 2024) photographs of the Grand Duchesses wearing their kokoshniks.
Olga’s kokoshnik is made of peach velvet fabric, with satin ribbons used to secure the headdress. The kokoshnik is adorned with numerous precious stones, including pearls, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and moonstones. An intricately beaded double-headed eagle sits in the centre of the headdress, symbolising the Romanov dynasty, intricately hand stitched.
The kokoshnik is preserved in its original presentation box, including its plaque, which reads “To Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, Nikolaevsky Starotorzhsky nunnery, Galich, Kostroma province. 1913” in Cyrillic. The Romanovs visited Kostroma as part of the Tercentenary tour in May. Preserved in its original box, the label still reads “Alexander Palace, the Children’s Half, Grand Duchesses’ drawing room.”
The kokoshnik was sold to an international market in the decades following the Revolution, similar to a number of other jewels and artefacts that remained at the Alexander Palace and Winter Palace following the departure of the Romanovs. Meanwhile, Tatiana and Anastasia’s kokoshniks remained at Tsarskoe Selo, and were evacuated to safety during WWII. They have remained at the Museum ever since. Maria’s kokoshnik is still lost - perhaps owned by a private collector.
Olga’s kokoshnik was acquired by the Tsarskoe Selo State Museum Preserve in the early September 2014, for over $15,000 from a private collector. The kokoshnik was recently exhibited in St. Petersburg at the OTMA + Alexei exhibition.
Bonus edit by me of what the kokoshnik might have looked like!
Sources: Ekaterina Potselueva / Tsarskoe Selo State Museum Preserve
Photographs: svetskyspb, babs71, Tsarskoe Selo State Museum Preserve
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Eye contact. Proper closed captions in English.~19 minutes.
Summary: an overview of what is, and has been considered "Rainbow Fashion" and how it's changed over the centuries (1600s to the present day, with special focus on the 19th Century).
This is a longish video, but I thought it went by quick. Nicole Rudolph is one of my favorite fashion historians on YouTube (one year, she adapted Gonzo's entire costume from The Muppet Christmas Carol for herself to wear). And there are so many pretty clothing ideas, I have a feeling my mutuals would like to see this.
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