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Tag Archives: 17th Century Fashion
Fashionista Friday – the Capel Sisters
Fashionista Friday – the Capel Sisters The Countess of Carnarvon is so fashion-forward she has an iPad… I kid! But the sisters Capel certainly do look picture-perfect in this mid-seventeenth century portrait, don’t they? On the left, Mary Capel, later … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century Fashion, deshabille, drapery, Sir Peter Lely
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Fashionista Friday – Hélène Fourment
History has given us plenty of silly headdresses. But what, exactly, is that thing on her head? In this drawing, currently on display at the Frick Collection, Hélène Fourment is depicted in perfectly period attire, with a devotional prayer book … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century Fashion, headdress, Helene Fourment, Peter Paul Rubens, pompom, veil
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