tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post501610484850247397..comments2023-10-29T12:03:31.248+01:00Comments on Isis' Wardrobe: The real century of the décolleté?Isishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-66424741865439778752011-10-15T13:05:54.470+02:002011-10-15T13:05:54.470+02:00Comtess Olympe: Indeed! And I have found that the ...Comtess Olympe: Indeed! And I have found that the late 18th century suits me much better, probably because I can't corset away my shape completely to the earlier straight lines.<br /><br />Rhissanna. True. Look at teh early 19th century- monobosoms galoer! :)<br /><br />Rebecca: Thank you!<br /><br />Madame Berg: So true. Have you read "History of the Breasts"? A very interetsing book.<br /><br />Susan: Here is an article about the painting:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/jun/28/nell-gwyn-charles-mistress-painting<br /><br />Beth: Thanks again!Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-87447938212113044372011-10-14T08:35:41.511+02:002011-10-14T08:35:41.511+02:00I awarded you the Duchie award for your excellent ...I awarded you the Duchie award for your excellent costuming! Thanks for all the inspiration.<br />http://vforvintageblog.blogspot.com/Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506540731006921244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-61914073048922402212011-09-29T13:07:31.948+02:002011-09-29T13:07:31.948+02:00Beautiful selection of paintings - thank you!
I&...Beautiful selection of paintings - thank you! <br /><br />I've never seen that particular painting of Nell Gwyn with the slave/servant before. Do you know the painter's name, and the painting's present whereabouts? Any extra knowledge would be most welcome!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-78670759555903669662011-09-29T03:19:10.890+02:002011-09-29T03:19:10.890+02:00Wow! Beautiful selection of images.Wow! Beautiful selection of images.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979192645061990319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-49858122537692212972011-09-28T18:41:19.323+02:002011-09-28T18:41:19.323+02:00Duble-breast or mono-bosom, it must have been hard...Duble-breast or mono-bosom, it must have been hard for the average woman to live up to the ideal bosom of the artworks! So, nothing much have changed since then :PMadame Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386828638786159478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-59087631000859372792011-09-28T05:18:56.327+02:002011-09-28T05:18:56.327+02:00This is a lovely collection of portraits. Thank yo...This is a lovely collection of portraits. Thank you, again. Through western history, it seems that fashion (and, therefore, portrait painters) alternate between the double-breasted woman, with two boobs, and the mono-bosom with no apparent cleavage.Rhissannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09001501916407616825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580595753456307919.post-89943262318069492692011-09-27T20:29:04.518+02:002011-09-27T20:29:04.518+02:00Lift and separate! By the end of the 18th century ...Lift and separate! By the end of the 18th century they seemed much more willing to show the curve of the breast above the neckline, perhaps because the shape of the stays had changed to make this more prominent.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing all of these lovely examples.Olympe de la Tour D'Auvergnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810851692562434085noreply@blogger.com