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At Sea Level
View post: At Sea LevelFlame-coloured brushstrokes form the backdrop for this chic, striking Vogue Patterns catalogue cover from June, 1964. Does the swimwear pattern featured on the cover look familiar? You might recognize it from the photographs Helmut Newton took for the May 1st, 1964 issue of American Vogue. (Read all about it in my post, Patterns in Vogue:…
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The Nightdress: Gothic Edition
View post: The Nightdress: Gothic EditionToday is World Goth Day. To celebrate, this post is devoted to that staple of gothic romance and horror, the gothic nightdress. The gothic nightdress features prominently in the new Nosferatu (2024), Robert Eggers’ long-anticipated re-imagining of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922). Costume designer Linda Muir (Exotica, Lilies, The Northman) was nominated…
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