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Les Fleurs ~

9/23/2009

 
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Bibliodyssey (a regular great source of fashion plates and other antique manuscripts of interest), recently had a post of Les Fleurs Animees.

In the 19th century there were some (what appear to be) popular paper doll sets based on this concept of costumes designed using flowers as inspiration, but the plates shown on the site include some really interesting ones that I have not seen before, including this lovely image of a woman dressed in what appears to be like a nun's habit fashioned from water lilies.

While I have no ambition in particular to make any flower dolls of my own, they are fascinating to look at and provide fun inspiration for the possibility of masquerade costumes later on down the road.

I couldn't find, in a quick search, the set of 19th century dolls I am referring to above (I thought I could quickly, but apparently they're all hiding now that the spring season is over), but I will continue to look and will post them when I manage to scrounge them up.

RLC link
9/24/2009 03:57:43 pm

You know, this might be supposed to be water lilies, but I see it and I think cabbage. Yeah, maybe a less romantic vision, but... that is where my mind goes.

boots link
9/25/2009 05:39:36 am

ha ~ ! i can totally see the cabbage thing too. she needs a flower to make it more lily-like, but i don't know where she would put it.


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