By now, I think we have established how excited I am about the upcoming Marie Antoinette movie by Sophia Coppola not only because it looks set to be just about the raciest and edgiest period drama ever but also I spent a damn good chunk of my university life writing about the French Revolution… Continue reading Mon Dieu! C'est Marie Antoinette!
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Mon Dieu! C’est Marie Antoinette!
By now, I think we have established how excited I am about the upcoming Marie Antoinette movie by Sophia Coppola not only because it looks set to be just about the raciest and edgiest period drama ever but also I spent a damn good chunk of my university life writing about the French Revolution… Continue reading Mon Dieu! C’est Marie Antoinette!
Shanghai Shanghai!
I have been looking forward to seeing the last Merchant/Ivory film ‘The White Countess‘ for a while now. Namely because it has a formidable cast made up of the delightful Redgrave clan and also because it’s set in one of my favourite costume periods – 1930’s Shanghai. The city that was once known… Continue reading Shanghai Shanghai!
Dollhouse Couture
Dolls in couture. An idea thought up by Robert Ricci, son of Nina Ricci to revive the idea of haute couture after the war ended in 1945. Naturally fabric was in short supply so instead of clothing models, 28 inch dolls were used. 172 dolls from 40 Paris couturiers including Lanvin, Balenciaga, Rochas, Schiaparelli, Hermès… Continue reading Dollhouse Couture