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monalunasimone.bsky.social
Simone
@monalunasimone.bsky.social
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Studying history at the University of Amsterdam.
Interests: women’s history, dress history, 18th century, French Revolution.
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vickyhaddock.bsky.social
English novelist, poet and journalist, Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was born #OnThisDay in 1819. This black lace shawl or mantilla was owned and worn by George Eliot in the 1850s. It is part of the Exploring Eliot collection. #fashionhistory #readmorewomen
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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katestrasdin.bsky.social
The pelisse, such a stylish approach to outerwear. During the #1810s the puff sleeves and braid decorations were a reminder of prevalent military matters, wrought in swirls of silk @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Side view of the bodice of a cream silk pelisse with high waist and military style silk braid. It has a matching belt and high collar Front view of the long cream figured silk pelisse with high waist and braided decoration at the bodice Back view of the long cream silk pelisse showing the gathers centre back of the waist A fashion plate showing a lady wearing a yellow winter pelisse with fur trim
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Jag vet inte vägen tillbaka
Jag har glömt vem jag är
Jag kanske är fel i tiden
Men jag är här

Jag hör sirenеr långt borta
Försöker dom varna mig?
Du ber om för mycket för ofta
Ingеn vill dö för dig
Sirener
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November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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emilybrand.bsky.social
We've all been there
Detail of a print of 18th-century ball; a woman in the foreground wears a red dress and absolutely necks a large glass of wine
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Fashion doll in Zaans costume, c. 1775-1800. The costume consists of a jacket, skirt and apron. On the head over the 'oorijzer' and cap a large head covering called a 'kaper' is worn. Collection Openluchtmuseum. #dresshistory #18thc #pandora
Doll with a pale face. Drawn on are small dark eyes with thin eyebrows, the small mouth is painted red, on the cheeks bright red circles. Jewellery: coral necklace and earrings. On the head: a metal(?) 'oorijzer' over which a white cap, over which a silk(?) 'kaper'. Clothing: Dark brown jacket with light brown flower(?) pattern (fabric is quite damaged) with sleeves up to the elbows. Chintz skirt covered by a white and pink checked apron. Accessories hanging from apron: bracket bag and chatelaine. On the lower arms black netted fingerless gloves. Back view of the doll. Now visible is the back of the 'kaper' which reaches from the head til the waist. The brown jacket is much longer in the back than in the front. More of the chintz skirt is now visible: white background with delicate flower patterns in red and white.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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juliet-turner.bsky.social
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
A neoclassical gown on my feed, just what I needed to cheer myself up a bit. That embroidery!
annamthane.bsky.social Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 9d
Gown in aqua green, gros adorned with lace and embroidery at the neckline
1780 c.

Pitti Palace, Museum of Costume and Fashion (www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/...)
Gown in aqua green gros adorned with lace and embroidery at the neckline, along the opening of the bodice and on the front of the skirt. The embroidery, in polychrome silk and metal yarn, depicts serpentine tendrils clutching bunches of flowers held by ribbons. The bodice, whaleboned at the back, opens up into a broad carré neckline at the front, closed by concealed central lacing, and ends in a blunted point at the front and a full, sharp point at the back. Small, regular folds descend from the bodice’s seam at the back, imparting breadth to the lower part of the dress. The skirt is rounded and opens at the front onto the (reconstructed) petticoat, continuing at the back with a short train, while the sleeves, en sabot, are narrow down to the elbows. This gown embodies both trends popular at the time: the robe à l’anglaise and the robe à la française. While the version on display, gathered at the back, is reminiscent of the polonaise, typical of English fashion, its shape could be changed by a system of metal loops into a gown à l’andrienne.
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Ready to be immersed in 18th century aesthetics for the next three hours
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
So glad Lily is back with new music.
If you haven't listened to hear new album yet... ur missing out babes.
Lily Allen - Pussy Palace (Visualiser)
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November 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Saturday night Juke joint, outside Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1939 by US photographer Marion Post Wolcott #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph of an interior with a Black woman and man dancing facing forwards side by side, both smile, the woman wears trousers and white top, the man wears a suit, there is a group of people to the right.
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Vanaf eind deze maand is er in Kasteel Ruurlo een tentoonstelling over Fong-Leng en Mathilde Willink. Helaas kost het me drie uur reizen om daar te komen, en op één dag zes uur in het ov zitten trek ik mentaal niet. Wel echt jammer dat ik deze aan me voorbij moet laten gaan.
Fong-Leng & Mathilde | Chic Le Freak | Kasteel Ruurlo
www.museummore-kasteelruurlo.nl
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Fashion plate from 1779 showing a woman wearing robe à la Polonaise of silk taffeta, the skirt decorated with a border of indienne (painted or printed cotton). A 'therèse' (transparant mesh hood) is worn to protect the hairstyle. #FashionPlateFriday #dresshistory #18thc
Woman dressed in a pink silk “robe à la Polonaise” decorated with a border of “indienne” (painted or printed cotton). Over this, a small brown hooded cape. On her head, a round cap with pink and green ribbon, over which a “Thérèse”: a transparent cap made of knitted gauze to protect the hairstyle. In her left hand she holds a walking stick. She wears two-coloured shoes with heels and buckles. Print from series V. 21e Cahier de Costumes Français, 15e Suite d'Habillemens à la mode en 1779, Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français. Caption on the bottom of the plate: ‘Polonoise de taffetas garnie en bordures d'indienne, therèse de gaze mouchetée par dessus un bonnet rond ceint d'un serre-tête noué négligemment.’ From the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Object number RP-P-2009-1165 Detail from plate
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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alexvont.bsky.social
Genuinely such an interesting long thread on why these suits look crap and yet how a particular type of crap suit has become a cultural signifier for right-wing men.
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26d
I can answer this. I interviewed Peterson's tailor a few years ago, although the interview was never published because I fell behind on work. Here is the story of this suit. 🧵
mattyglesias.bsky.social Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 26d
What is happening with this outfit?
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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katestrasdin.bsky.social
This is one of my favourite silhouettes, the sharp structure created by a c1790 redingote. It has the trappings of male tailoring whilst retaining the contemporary expectations of femininity. And as for the fabric….. #LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Back view of the top half of the of a hand stitched redingote shaped to fit the torso closely. It t resembles a man’s tailored jacket with deep revers and a deep pointed collar at the back Front view of the 1790s redingote that shows the structured open robe gown with a white petticoat beneath and a white fichu tucked around the neck Fabric detail of part of the collar of the 1790s redingote showing the covered decorative buttons and the revers of the collar. The fichu is visible tucked into the neckline
October 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
最怕末日來臨的時候
飄泊在沒你的時空
來不及 親吻你的時候
你的名字化成雲朵

[Song: 白安 (Bai An) 我該用什麼才能留住你 (What should I do to keep you here)] #cpop #mandopop
我該用什麼才能留住你
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October 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Was afraid I was already too late to see Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein in cinema, BUT it's still playing in a filmhuis 5 min from my home so I am DRAGGING my 'at the bottom of another depressive episode'-self out of my house tomorrow to go and see it
Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Official Trailer | Netflix
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October 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Anyway deze twee cuties hebben nu échter officieel hun bachelor diploma binnen
Polaroid of me and one my best friends in de kroeg after getting our diplomas
October 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Ik was zo gespannen vandaag tijdens m’n diploma uitreiking dat ik me nu pas besef dat het een beetje jammer was dat men half vergeten achteraf zei dat ik m’n bachelor cum laude heb gehaald?? (als enige als ik dat goed begrijp??) (cc: @jouketurpijn.bsky.social wil graag nog confettikanon tegoed)
October 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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hottycouture.bsky.social
Started off my Huntington U. class on fashion in the long 18th century with rare French and English fashion plates from the Huntington Library's collection. Primary sources FTW!
October 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Writers block: sucks. Mental illness: is a bitch.
The one good thing about today is that Kim Petras dropped a new track and it slaps. Just the thing to wind down after a day filled with frustration.
I Like Ur Look
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October 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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bryonycoombs.bsky.social
Today was fun: medical manuscripts this morning at Edinburgh CRC (ms 314, ms 170; ms 168). Followed by an urban foraging lecture (quite medicine based) and 16th C recipes at the historical reconstruction lab. So interesting!
October 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Journal des Luxus und der Moden, 1792-1793. Fashion plate showing late 18th century female and male fashions. One woman in a white gown, another in a redingote, and a man wearing a jacket and waistcoat with trousers. Collection @rijksmuseum.bsky.social #FashionPlateFriday #dresshistory #18thcentury
Detail of fashion plate. Full description in next picture. Description from the Rijksmuseum (with additions by me): Man in a stippled brown coat, unbuttoned, showing a white waistcoat with blue embroidery underneath, and wearing stippled beige trousers and brown boots. Accessories: breloque, gloves, hat and walking stick in hand. Two women stand beside him. Woman on the left: white gown with green and yellow floral motif (looks like printed cotton). A polka-dotted black fichu around the neck. On her head: a pink hat decorated with green ribbon and sheer veil covering half the face. In her hand: a walking stick that can also be used as a parasol. Woman on the right: red and yellow striped redingote on a pointed green bodice with red laces and white skirt, white fichu tucked into the neckline of the bodice. Wearing a black stippled yellow hat decorated with purple ribbon. Print from the fashion magazine "Journal des Luxus und der Moden," published by Friedrich Justin Bertuch and Georg Melchior Kraus, Weimar, 1786-1826.
October 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
Journal des Luxus und der Moden, 1790. No description for this plate. I wonder what other dress historians think the type of gown portrayed is? Looks like a robe en chemise, but the open skirt of the gown showing the petticoat underneath is throwing me off. #FashionPlateFriday #dresshistory #18thc
Fashion plate from 1790 showing a woman wearing a white, slightly loose fitting gown, gathered at the waist with a sash, with long sleeves up to her wrists. The neckline of the gown is filled up by a fichu with frills. She's holding a green parasol. The hair around her face is short and curly, but long and straight down her back. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, object number BI-1967-1159C-24
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
So not only is there an exhibition on 17th century domesticity at the @rijksmuseum.bsky.social starting this month, it's accompanied by a symposium in January. I am SO looking forward to this www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/...
Symposium Exhibiting the Domestic Past - Rijksmuseum
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October 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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katestrasdin.bsky.social
The value of cloth was such, in the past, that recycling was a regular feature of sartorial life. Silk brocade worn in the 18th century has been completely repurposed here to fit the fashionable silhouette of the #1820s, too precious not to reuse #nasjonalmuseet #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A front and back view of a pale blue floral silk brocade dress with high waist and long sleeves that have a puff at the shoulder. It is fuller at the back and has a ruffle at the hem
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM