May 9 2012
5:09 pm
Mata Hari, 1910.

Mata Hari, 1910.

Posted 2 weeks ago
#1910s #mata hari #costume #jewelry #vintage #portrait #dancer #spy #wwI #world war I
86 notes

May 9 2012
4:01 pm
Ruth St. Denis, actress, holding rose, in ancient-Egyptian influenced garb, ca. 1910s. Source: Library of Congress

Ruth St. Denis, actress, holding rose, in ancient-Egyptian influenced garb, ca. 1910s.

Source: Library of Congress

Posted 2 weeks ago
#1910s #ruth st. denis #vintage #portrait #orientalism #dancer #costume
42 notes

May 4 2012
9:41 pm
Faber, Actress Fanny Davenport, 1897. Source: Library of Congress

Faber, Actress Fanny Davenport, 1897.

Source: Library of Congress

Posted 3 weeks ago
#1890s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vintage #portrait #fanny davenport #actress #costume
7 notes

May 4 2012
5:09 pm
Hayden Coffin in “The Geisha,” 1896.

Hayden Coffin in “The Geisha,” 1896.

Posted 3 weeks ago
#1890s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vitnage #portrait #actor #hayden coffin #the geisha #costume
4 notes

Apr 17 2012
10:54 pm
Mary Garden in the opera Thaïs, ca. 1910s.

Mary Garden in the opera Thaïs, ca. 1910s.

Posted 1 month ago
#1910s #mary garden #opera #vintage #portrait #costume
14 notes

Apr 17 2012
5:11 pm
Felix Nadar, Jean de Reszke in the title role of Wagner’s Sigfried, ca. 1896. Source: MetOpera Database

Felix Nadar, Jean de Reszke in the title role of Wagner’s Sigfried, ca. 1896.

Source: MetOpera Database

Posted 1 month ago
#1890s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vintage #portrait #opera #felix nadar #jean de reszke #costume
22 notes

Apr 4 2012
8:25 am
Alfred Eisenstaedt, Actress Angela Lansbury clad in costume for role in the movie “The Court Jester,” eating a hamburger with actor Basil Rathbone while sitting at lunch in the large Paramount Studio commissary during a day of filming, Hollywood, California, December 1954.

Alfred Eisenstaedt, Actress Angela Lansbury clad in costume for role in the movie “The Court Jester,” eating a hamburger with actor Basil Rathbone while sitting at lunch in the large Paramount Studio commissary during a day of filming, Hollywood, California, December 1954.

Posted 1 month ago
#1950s #USA #alfred eisenstaedt #angela lansbury #basil rathbone #california #costume #hollywood #los angeles #lunch #paramount studios #the court jester #vintage #eating #hamburgers #junk food
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Mar 29 2012
11:46 am
Peter Stackpole, Ingrid Bergman in costume, enjoying a cup of coffee, Hollywood, California, August 1941.

Peter Stackpole, Ingrid Bergman in costume, enjoying a cup of coffee, Hollywood, California, August 1941.

Posted 1 month ago
#1940s #california #coffee #costume #hollywood #ingrid bergman #los angeles #peter stackpole #vintage
18 notes

Mar 21 2012
10:36 pm
Tony Linck, A couple kissing on the stairs at the Chelsea Arts New Year’s Eve Ball, London, January 1947.

Tony Linck, A couple kissing on the stairs at the Chelsea Arts New Year’s Eve Ball, London, January 1947.

Posted 2 months ago
#1940s #london #england #UK #tony linck #new year's #new year's eve #couple #kiss #vintage #costume #costume party
26 notes

Mar 20 2012
2:50 am
H. Salzwedel, Indonesia, 1880-1920. Source: Tropenmuseum

H. Salzwedel, Indonesia, 1880-1920.

Source: Tropenmuseum

Posted 2 months ago
#1880s #1890s #1900s #1910s #1920s #indonesia #southeast asia #h. salzwedel #vintage #portrait #costume #creepy
31 notes

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