Around this time last year I was in Paris having a lovely time. I've been feeling very Parisian lately and here are some images that feel very French to me.
From the Past
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| 1850 Pelerine 1850 The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| 1930 Earrings 1stdibs.com |
1930s Timeless Vixen Vintage; Dinner Ensemble Madeleine Vionnet, 1936-1938 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cocktail Ensemble Paquin, 1939 The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; 1940s Timeless Vixen Vintage
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| 1946 The Meadow Brook Hall Historic Costume Collection |
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| 1953 Dinner at Maxim’s, Paris, simplymagdorable tumblr |
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| 1955 Shoes Roger Vivier for Dior Les Arts Décoratifs |
From the Present
2014 BLUMARINE-Fall-Winter-2014-26; 2014 Dolce & Gabbana
2014 H&M Georgious Collection; 2014 Oscar-de-la-Renta-Out-In-New-York-City
Make it Work Now
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| 2013 Marni leather collar at modaoperandi.com |
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| 2013 Sass & Bide Take a Moment silk jacket at net-a-porter.com |
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| 2014 Vickisarge silver & gold-plated Swarovski crystal earrings |
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