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THIS BEADIFUL WORLD...

Welcome to my online journal filled with all things beady.

May you savor some appreciation for these tiny wonders
and look on their beauty & use with unabashed astonishment,
as I do...

ornamentedbeing:

Maison Agnès, Beaded & Embroidered Evening Dress of Green Watered Silk, Paris, c. 1925.

ornamentedbeing:

Maison Agnès, Beaded & Embroidered Evening Dress of Green Watered Silk, Paris, c. 1925.

fripperiesandfobs:

Doucet evening dress, 1907-08

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

fripperiesandfobs:

Evening dress ca. 1914

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

(Source: yemiiiie, via beverleyshiller)

actegratuit:

Beadwork and Mixed Media by Betsy Youngquist

actegratuit:

Beadwork and Mixed Media by Betsy Youngquist

(via seamusandtannie)

(Source: weirdfriends)

mondaysprojects:

Edward S. Curtis

mondaysprojects:

Edward S. Curtis

mondaysprojects:

Edward S. Curtis

mondaysprojects:

Edward S. Curtis

ornamentedbeing:

“Wedding Bodice, Weeks, Chicago: 1896, silk taffeta, silk satin, tulle, silk floss, silver mesh, rhinestone, pearl, silver cording. “Worn as part of wedding ensemble by the donor’s mother (née Florence Sanger Pullman, b. 8/11/1868, d. 6/5/1937) on April 29, 1896 on the occasion of her marriage to Frank Orren Lowden (b. 1/26/1896, d. 3/20/1943).”

ornamentedbeing:

“Wedding Bodice, Weeks, Chicago: 1896, silk taffeta, silk satin, tulle, silk floss, silver mesh, rhinestone, pearl, silver cording. “Worn as part of wedding ensemble by the donor’s mother (née Florence Sanger Pullman, b. 8/11/1868, d. 6/5/1937) on April 29, 1896 on the occasion of her marriage to Frank Orren Lowden (b. 1/26/1896, d. 3/20/1943).”

fripperiesandfobs:

Pumps ca. 1905-10

From Shoe Icons

firsttimeuser:

Ivory Coast, 1970 Mario De Biasi

firsttimeuser:

Ivory Coast, 1970 Mario De Biasi

(via beverleyshiller)

(Source: elhieroglyph)

fripperiesandfobs:

Shoes ca. 1905-08

From Shoe Icons

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