Westminster Abbey has a sizeable collection of life-size funeral effigies of kings, queens and other nobility made of wax and wood. As they are restored for a new exhibition gallery opening in 2018 the Abbey's Eleanor Lovegrove shares some of...
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A lovely vintage knotted cream glass pearl necklace that is 29 inches long with gold-plated rings OR a brass clasp. This necklace can be worn as one strand or doubled to create multiple effects - or buy two and have a four-strand look! Perfect for your everyday or historical/costuming needs. Portraits of Marie Antoinette, among others, was my inspiration for these. First photo is of Robin Marie at the Paca House and Gardens, Historic Annapolis, Maryland, and last photo is of me wearing it a different way. Last photo is of Alexandra and Elena Pavlovna, by Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, ca. 1795-1797 If more photos are needed, just convo me.
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In the Spring of 1908, three women walked onto the Longchamp racecourse in Paris and jaws dropped. The elite society event was known for debuting the latest couture creations to the public, but no one had seen fashion quite like this before. Dressed in blue, white and havane brown creations, accordi
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I love doing historical looks like this. You can tone up the theatricals & stylizing of this look by doing slightly deeper colors with slightly more pronounced highlights. Finish off this look with a beautiful rose scented perfume to keep with the era. Titanic & My Fair Lady are great movies to watch for more stylized ideas. Great site for information on Edwardian Society Products Used: Foundation- Revlon Colorstay or Makeup Forever Mat Velvet + Mixing Founation (to make your foundation easier to blend)- Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse (Porcelain Ivory adds a great pink tone & creamy texture for fair to light medium skin) or Makeup Forever HD Foundation (adds a nice luminosity) Palladio Rice Powder in Translucent Real Techniques Blush Brush Maybelline Expert Wear brow pencil in Blonde Milani Bow Fix Kit in Light High Definition Dual Brush Ulta Professional Eye Primer Studio Tools Medium Shadow Brush ELF 100 Palette #41 ELF Professional Eye Shadow Brush ELF 100 Palette #40 & #28 Studio Tools Crease Brush ELF 100 Palette #29 ELF 100 Palette #59 ELF 100 Palette #51 ELF 100 Palette #89 ELF Small Angled Brush Physicians Formula Eyebrightener in Natural Eyelight Too Faced Lash Injection Generic Lash Spoolie NYC Cheek Glow in Cherry Blossom Gotta B' Urban Powder Brush Physicians Formula Mineral Glow Pearls in Translucent Pearl Lipsticks- Revlon Just Bitten in Crave, Maybelline Colorsensational in Bitten Berry, CoverGirl Lip Perfection in Eternal,, or Revlon Matte in Really Red (I don't suggest this one, even though it's the one that I used, I always forget that this color comes out much more orange then it looks in the tube) Generic Lip Brush If you find that blending in the lipcolor gave you a smudgy lip line, run a brush with a bit of concealer around the edge of your lip. This will give you a nice crisp edge.
Historical costuming
Headdresses and hairstyles The pictures trace the changes in evening headdresses, from the modest turbans of the early Regency, through the penchant for veils and onto tall feather headdresses and the return of turbans, higher than before. The hairstyles move from neat, high twists with ringlet
