Turn of the century

Research has shown that modern women spend, on average, $8 a day on their appearance. But we are fans of the natural look, so we couldn’t miss the opportunity to show you what women with no modern beauty procedures looked like. It seems like some beauty is timeless, and in previous centuries, there were plenty of people who could teach us a lesson or 2 about genuine, natural beauty.

Shown before silent movies

Vintage

Beautiful Victorian stage actress Belle Archer looking heartbreakingly blue in this lovely photograph of her in her youth. #Victorian #19th_century #1800s #photograph #antique #vintage #woman #Belle_Archer #actress #stage

Back to Blog Page As you know from last week’s post, I collect historical gowns. If you’ve ever seen one up close, you’ll know why I can’t resist these beautiful works of art; fashion was just so complex and elegant during the turn of the century! I can’t help comparing current women’s fashion to

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1910 silent movie picture

From Anna Held´s Fencing girls. Circa 1900

Autochrome Lumiere made color photography more widely available than it had ever been before, providing a glimpse into life in the early 1900s.

My version of Simplicity EA258101 with alterations, paired with a split skirt from Historical Emporium I've been on a wardrobe-building bender lately (er, when am I ever *not* wardrobe building?) and usually in Summer I trend towards Belle Epoque and Edwardian for...some reason. Maybe it's the linen tailor-mades. Or

1904

Posts about Lillian Russell written by Embla

It's hard to believe, but colour images of the early 1900s do exist...and it's spooky how modern looking and vivid they are. Many thanks to Musée Albert-Kahn and the National Media Museum for granting permission to use some of their images.

Miss Peggy Kurton, 1916

The Nasher Museum of Art exhibits the portrait photography of Hugh Mangum, whose glass plate negatives were salvaged from a North Carolina barn.