#baroque style
“Franska buketten” reproduction wallpaper by Lim & Handtryck
This grand rocaille damask is a reconstruction based on a block-printed sample in blue and gray discovered in a broken wooden door on the Ryholm property in Västergötland. The rococo revival wallpaper was presumably installed at the beginning of the 1860s, when the main building on the property was remodeled, the remainder mainly in Empire style. The lively flower bouquet in shades of gray twists and turns elegantly up towards the light, and the style of the flowers appears typical of French wallpapers between 1830 and 1860.
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Incomplete - Chiesa di San Domenico, Piazza del Plebiscito, Ancona (AN), Italy. Photo: © Wolfram Mikuteit
Architect: Carlo Marchionni (1702 - 1786); built 1771 - 1778. The upper part of the façade in baroque style remained unfinished.
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One Dress a Week Challenge
May: Gold & Silver
The Three Musketeers (1973) / Faye Dunaway as Milady de Winter
It’s been a while since I watched these movies, but I’m pretty sure this is from The Three Musketeers and not The Four Musketeers. This beautiful silver gown (looks like satin?) is worn for a nature-themed fancy-dress ball, which explains the butterfly elements.
The costume designer for this film was Yvonne Blake, and I think she did a marvelous job! There’s nothing screamingly anachronistic, and the decoration looks appropriately sumptuous for the French court, with the silver lace and gem-encrusted trim.
One design element I like is the double string of pearls attaching to the central brooch. A single strand coming in from each side would be more expected, but the double strand is more visually interesting.
⚜Esthetique⚜|Chantal Mallet Couture
(Chantal Mallett is one of the UK’s leading designers & has been creating wedding gowns, period & theatrical designs & corsetry…)
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