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During the Qin and Han dynasties,Hanfu was dignified and simple. Women's clothing was primarily divided into twocategories: ceremonial attire known as Shen-Yi and everyday wear called Ru skirt.Shen-Yi, a full-length garment, was tight-fitting throughout, often trailing on the ground. The number of layers wrapping aroun

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Lot 23 - A mauve shot-silk transition gown, French, - Estimate 1000-1500 GBP

By Cristina DC Pastor When Christine Sienicki was a little girl, she watched a friend perform as a young boy at the Rockettes’ Easter Show at Radio City Music Hall. A dance student at the time, she was mesmerized by the Rockettes' synchronized movements, the variety of techniques not to mention the radiant costumes. “I was amazed and instantly fell in love with their dancing,” she said. From that moment on, she learned to ballet, tap and jazz with gusto, focused on one day becoming a Rockette. It’s been 12 years since she joined New York’s unique dance company and nothing is slowing down the talented Rutgers graduate and only child of Elizabeth Ramos and Peter Sienicki, Jr. of Clifton, New Jersey. Christine’s Filipina mother is a chemical engineer and her father with Slovak, Czech and Polish roots is a retired social worker who has served in Vietnam. Christine is also a commercial model whose promos have appeared in various fashion magazines, [...]

Women's Dresses, Spring/Summer 1918, American

The Seven Sacraments. Rogier van der Weyden. 1445-50. We are turning our attention to the Gothic fitted dress today and its appearance throughout the mid-1300s until the mid-1400s.   Our goal is to give an overview of this style while providing images as  visual aids.  Making your own is quite an ambitious undertaking, but it...