whimsy and delight

“I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.” 

― Mae West

Kittyinva: 1922 fashion plate “Dernier Lettre Persane” from FIT NYC, Material Modes.

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uh-huh, what?

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1940's beach chic

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The boy with flowersFrance 1958Christian Lemaire

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“My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.” 

― Orson Welles

Burrowing owl (North America - Discovery Channel)

Model in striped sunsuit by Christian Dior on the deck of the ocean liner SS France, photo by Georges Saad, 1962 

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Bill Blass used taffeta woven in a pale pink gingham check and tucked it at the bodice for a striped effect in this 1988 short evening dress and bolero trimmed with black lace.—Caroline Rennolds Milbank, 1989

Central bearded dragon

Confessions of a Chorus Girl from Snappy Storiesby Enoch Bolles 1920’s

San Francisco , Photo: Fred Lyon 

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“What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course” 

― Marilyn Monroe