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Black & White at Vaux-le-Vicomte

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Trystan L. Bass
Vaux-le-Vicomte 2023

When I went to Fete Galante in 2023, I also had the chance to attend a costumed dinner at the château de Vaux le Vicomte outside of Paris. In summers, this baroque palace not only allows guests to come in costume but they light up the grounds with candles at night and end the evening

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Posted in 18th Century | Tags: 1560s black & white Medici gown, bling, borrowed costume, finished costume, France, harlequin, made by Sarah, reduce reuse recycle, wigs |

Lumières Turkish Salon

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Trystan

The Société des Lumières held a Turkish-themed salon last night — because, of course, all things exotic & oriental (as it was called then) were quite the rage in the 18th century! So this was an excuse to wear turbans, Indian pajamas, caftans, kimonos, & other “foreign” garb to our articles of undress for a

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