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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXX)

1. Teenagers in the Early 19th Century, from a Girl’s Sketchbook In 1815-1818 teenager Christiane Charlotte «Lotte» Elster (1800-1893) depicted various scenes from everyday life. Details like attires, hairstyles, activities and even names has been faithfully added to the pages of her sketchbook, in drawings and watercolours. OK, so proportions might not be perfect, but…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXIX)

1. These Incredible 1920s Illustrations for Carmen Hans Henning Otto Harry Baron von Voigt, best known by his nickname Alastair, was a German artist, composer, dancer, mime, poet, singer and translator. “Carmen is a short story by Prosper Mérimée written in 1845 and published in 1847, from which was taken the opera of the same…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXVIII)

1. Airbnb Recreated the “Hocus Pocus” cottage for Halloween Two guests can book an exclusive stay on 20 October for just $31* per night. That also gets them a tour of Salem’s ‘most haunted’ historic properties, a special screening of the movie and ‘try their hand at enchantments’. Apply on Airbnb. 2. And you thought your Insomnia…

This Forgotten 1980s Style Movement Explains A Lot About Fashion Today

When we think of the fashion industry’s most influential movers & shakers and icon-makers of the last 50 years, familiar names like Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, Grace Coddington or Patricia Field (Sex & the City) come to mind. But there’s another name that got left down the back of fashion history’s sofa – Buffalo –…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXVII)

1. This Incredible Pumpkin Caramel Pie to kick off fall Recipe found on the Kitchen McCabe. 2. Painting of the Day Eclips of the Sun in Venice in July 8, 1842 by Ippolito Caffi. Zoom in on Wikimedia. 3. One of the churches at Geghard Monastery in Goght, Armenia (4th Century) Found on Legendary Scholar.…

In Japan, “Biker Chick” Fashion Breaks All the Rules

The many style subcultures of post-war and modern Japan are rooted in rejection; a succession of generations refusing to traditional parental values. Each one has formed its own unique uniform of rebellion, but some have taken it to further extremes than others, riding dangerously on the fringes of society… Anarchic, angry and restless, Japanese rebel…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXVI)

1. #TheQueuefortheQueen 2. The British royal family owns a not-so-nerdy stamp collection worth £100 million (The Royal Philatelic Collection also doubles as the family photo album). Queen Victoria’s son Prince Alfred started it all off with a pane of 6d stamps acquired in 1856, although the world’s first stamp had been issued several years earlier, on May…

A Brief Compendium of Third Genders

Expanding the concept of gender is a big conversation in western culture today. It can be viewed as a revolutionary act of freedom, or, on the other end of the spectrum, something to be feared and discredited. But the world is wide and history has its surprises – in the 1920s, pottery shards from Ancient…

Vogue’s Fabulous Five: The Golden Age of Illustration

When we think of Vogue we visualise a vibrant, striking, photographic image adorning the front cover of the seminal publication, but the first pictorial cover would not appear until 1932. Before the likes of Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon, Annie Lebovitz and Steven Meisel, it was the time of the illustrator. Early 20th century artists George…

Dressing the Woman in Gold: The Unknown Bohemian Designer behind the Paintings

You know a Gustav Klimt painting when you see one. His gold leaf Japanese-influenced portraits of women, one of the most famous of which was the subject of a major Hollywood film (Woman in Gold), dressed in vibrant, multi-colored and almost psychedelic prints, saw him become one of the most prominent painters of his era.…

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