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Viviana Rivasplata Artist Fashion ModeMiss Peru World missed the annual pageant in the first few decades. Therefore Peru has not had many finalists in the Miss World contest although Peru has won the Miss World crown twice. In 2002, Marina Mora placed third, Claudia Hernández made to the semifinalists and also won the Best Designed Evening Gown Award in 2003, just one year before Maria Julia Mantilla got the crown in 2004, making a great come back for Peru in this contest.
Quick and sexy inspiration
Hello guys,
Today's post is a sexy and cool inspiration. A great editorial which I have found at Elle Brazil.
I loved the combination of tailored items with sheer fabrics, amazing corsets and cheeky underwear on show. Quite grown up and fantastically gorgeous.
A tale of seduction.
An amazing corset with a simple tailored jacket, a deliciously daring look.
I am absolutely in love with this ever so lady like, ever so cute futuristic jacket.
This silk shirt with some detail on the shoulders is gorgeous. The stockings and suspenders are just pure sexy appeal.
Love the simplicity of this nude combo. A beautiful structured blazer and a body con dress never fails.
Sensually and cleverly use your imagination and play with your layers.
See you all soon.
Today's post is a sexy and cool inspiration. A great editorial which I have found at Elle Brazil.
I loved the combination of tailored items with sheer fabrics, amazing corsets and cheeky underwear on show. Quite grown up and fantastically gorgeous.
A tale of seduction.
An amazing corset with a simple tailored jacket, a deliciously daring look.
I am absolutely in love with this ever so lady like, ever so cute futuristic jacket.
This silk shirt with some detail on the shoulders is gorgeous. The stockings and suspenders are just pure sexy appeal.
Love the simplicity of this nude combo. A beautiful structured blazer and a body con dress never fails.
Sensually and cleverly use your imagination and play with your layers.
See you all soon.
picture credit: Elle Brazil.
Paris Couture - 1966
How about a little Parisian couture from the Fall of 1966 today? Yes, I thought so.
Left: Christian Dior black silk crepe dinner dress with a wide band of silver sequins at the empire waist and at the same level on the upper arm. The long sleeves are slit to the wrist.
Right: Christian Dior black silk crepe evening gown with cut-outs at the back accented with diamanté ball buttons.
This cut-out style was destined to be copied by nearly everyone. I've sold numerous 1960's cocktail dresses with interesting cut-outs at the back. This is the original.
Lanvin black silk crepe evening gown is circled in stripes of pink, acid green, and black sequins at the bodice. Interesting squared-off armholes.
Patou coatdress in cream double-faced wool that has been cut on the bias. Welted seams tame the bias. Worn with ribbed tights, kidskin boots, and a wool cap over a silk head scarf.
Left: Philippe Venet back wrap coat in neon yellow brushed wool fleece.
Right: Philippe Venet back wrap coat in cream wool fleece. Has a belt and a slit at the front hem.
OK, I have to comment on these coats. They close in the back. Interesting, but I can just see myself trying to figure out how the heck this was worn if I ever found one of these at an estate. I would more than likely have put it on the mannequin backwards and wondered why it wasn't falling correctly and why the pockets were on the back!
Yves St. Laurent grey wool coat with a flared fit and big silver disc buttons.
Yves St. Laurent black wool coat fitted at the bodice and flaring below the waist. Accented with big gold disc buttons.
Left: Christian Dior black silk crepe dinner dress with a wide band of silver sequins at the empire waist and at the same level on the upper arm. The long sleeves are slit to the wrist.Right: Christian Dior black silk crepe evening gown with cut-outs at the back accented with diamanté ball buttons.
This cut-out style was destined to be copied by nearly everyone. I've sold numerous 1960's cocktail dresses with interesting cut-outs at the back. This is the original.
Lanvin black silk crepe evening gown is circled in stripes of pink, acid green, and black sequins at the bodice. Interesting squared-off armholes.
Patou coatdress in cream double-faced wool that has been cut on the bias. Welted seams tame the bias. Worn with ribbed tights, kidskin boots, and a wool cap over a silk head scarf.
Left: Philippe Venet back wrap coat in neon yellow brushed wool fleece. Right: Philippe Venet back wrap coat in cream wool fleece. Has a belt and a slit at the front hem.
OK, I have to comment on these coats. They close in the back. Interesting, but I can just see myself trying to figure out how the heck this was worn if I ever found one of these at an estate. I would more than likely have put it on the mannequin backwards and wondered why it wasn't falling correctly and why the pockets were on the back!
Yves St. Laurent grey wool coat with a flared fit and big silver disc buttons.
Yves St. Laurent black wool coat fitted at the bodice and flaring below the waist. Accented with big gold disc buttons.
New at Couture Allure - Vintage Evening Gowns & Accessories
REMINDER! Tomorrow is the last day to place your order with Couture Allure if you want your item shipped before we close. I will be away on a buying trip until December 10.
It's been a quiet week at Couture Allure, but I did manage to list a few accessories, including a bunch of vintage scarves, hats, and some jewelry. I also listed some vintage evening gowns that will be perfect for New Year's Eve.
It's been a quiet week at Couture Allure, but I did manage to list a few accessories, including a bunch of vintage scarves, hats, and some jewelry. I also listed some vintage evening gowns that will be perfect for New Year's Eve.
Weekend Eye Candy - Madeleine Vionnet 1925
1925 dress by Madeleine Vionnet with silk roses appliqued on tulle.
The art behind Chanel fragances
Hello everyone,
I was missing blogging so much! I was away with a friend for a few days. We went up to Manchester, it was quite cold and very rainy, still it's always nice to travel and we had a good time.
Back in London town the other day I had the opportunity to attend the Chanel Baudruchage demonstration.
Baudruchage, it's the distinctive art form to seal the bottles of the most luxurious fragrances in the world. It was very interesting to see it because it's a very skilled process.
Chanel actually only hire 8 women, called Metier d’Art. All the work is done manually, bottle by bottle, it takes them around 7 months training.
The 3 stage technique complies in using a very thin rubber which looks like a thin skin, the skin is quickly wrapped around the bottle neck and lid. Secondly, the black cord is meticulously wrapped around the seal and then cut. Finally the hot wax is applied onto the same spot and marked twice with the Chanel logo.
It's a very luxurious finish, also functional because this rubber seal not only helps to preserve the scent but also guarantees the quality of the brand to the customer proving that the product hasn't been tampered with.
The 8 ladies employed by Chanel can produce 100 bottles an hour, in total an average of 2.500 bottles are hand sealed by day.
They normally will wrap the rubber skin and the cord in one batch and finish all off in the afternoon stamping all the bottles with the wax.
This treatment is reserved for the extrait concentration, the most luxurious form of perfume.
Another reason to love Chanel!
It's quite amazing how much effort goes into a single product.
See you soon.
x
Fashion Illustrations - 1963
I am an art lover. When I travel, I spend a lot of time in museums looking at art. I admire and envy anyone who has talent with a pencil, pen, or brush. Don't get me wrong. I have my own talents. I can take a flat piece of fabric and use my sewing and tailoring skills to turn it into a beautiful garment. I can embellish that garment with embroidery or beadwork. I can knit and crochet. But, much as I would like, I cannot draw and I cannot paint.
It takes great talent to look at clothing and translate the look and feel of it onto paper. These illustrations from Harper's Bazaar magazine from 1963 are wonderful examples. Can you feel the fabrics? Can you see what these garments look like in real life? There are no artist signatures, but in tiny print at the corner of each page is the name Perint. These drawings are some of the early work of fashion illustrator Gladys Perint Palmer.
Georgia Bullock dress and matching fringed stole. Dress bodice in charcoal wool knit with skirt and stole in bias cut charcoal and taupe plaid brushed wool. Sold for $145 in 1963 (about $1010 in today's dollar).
Left: De De Johnson camel colored wool knit dress and jacket with leather half belt and buttons. Sold for $110 in 1963 (about $766 in today's dollar).
Right: Off-white worsted whipcord wool suit by Couture West. Sold for $160 in 1963 (about $1114 in today's dollar).
Left: Oscar of Beverly Hills camel's hair suit with welted seams. Sold for $185 in 1963 (about $1289 in today's dollar).
Right: Weatherbee windproof coat of beige cotton suede lined in Acrilan pile. Sold for $35 in 1963 (about $244 in today's dollar).
Pure white camel's hair coat with collar and lining in guanaco fur by Stanley Nelson.
It takes great talent to look at clothing and translate the look and feel of it onto paper. These illustrations from Harper's Bazaar magazine from 1963 are wonderful examples. Can you feel the fabrics? Can you see what these garments look like in real life? There are no artist signatures, but in tiny print at the corner of each page is the name Perint. These drawings are some of the early work of fashion illustrator Gladys Perint Palmer.
Georgia Bullock dress and matching fringed stole. Dress bodice in charcoal wool knit with skirt and stole in bias cut charcoal and taupe plaid brushed wool. Sold for $145 in 1963 (about $1010 in today's dollar).
Left: De De Johnson camel colored wool knit dress and jacket with leather half belt and buttons. Sold for $110 in 1963 (about $766 in today's dollar).Right: Off-white worsted whipcord wool suit by Couture West. Sold for $160 in 1963 (about $1114 in today's dollar).
Left: Oscar of Beverly Hills camel's hair suit with welted seams. Sold for $185 in 1963 (about $1289 in today's dollar).Right: Weatherbee windproof coat of beige cotton suede lined in Acrilan pile. Sold for $35 in 1963 (about $244 in today's dollar).
Pure white camel's hair coat with collar and lining in guanaco fur by Stanley Nelson.
I'm Thankful
Today is Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. It's a day when we stop to think about all the things in our lives that we're thankful for. Today, I am thankful for you.
I'm thankful for all my dear readers who come here each day to share a bit of my world.
I'm thankful for the online friends I've made who also enjoy vintage fashion.
I'm thankful that I have a place to share things the that I am passionate about.
I'm thankful that you "get" me, that you understand, and that you love the same things I do.
Thank you for being here. Thank you for reading my blog. Thank you for you.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm thankful for all my dear readers who come here each day to share a bit of my world.
I'm thankful for the online friends I've made who also enjoy vintage fashion.
I'm thankful that I have a place to share things the that I am passionate about.
I'm thankful that you "get" me, that you understand, and that you love the same things I do.Thank you for being here. Thank you for reading my blog. Thank you for you.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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