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Givenchy | c. 1955

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Givenchy | c. 1963

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Givenchy | c. 1960

feathers!

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House of Givenchy | c. 1956

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Givenchy | c. 1968

This is a re-post but it is good enough to look at it again!

The feathers of this dress are stripped down to the tip to create an artificial profile. Indicative of the couture in seeking an improvement even on nature, these contrived feathers elaborate on the feathers’ natural shaping to create a self-conscious artifice. The shorter feathers have been anchored into a scallop pattern that overlaps to imitate a scale or coat in nature, but there is no element left to chance or to nature’s carelessness. The longer plumes are affixed at the stem to be tremblant and animated on the dress.

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Givenchy | c. 1968

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Givenchy | c. 1955

I love the simplicity of this gown and of course this color is incredible.

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Givenchy | c. 1898

This is so tranTastic I can’t stand it. Sometimes I find things I love so much I get a chill, this is one of those one of them

The feathers of this dress are stripped down to the tip to create an artificial profile. Indicative of the couture in seeking an improvement even on nature, these contrived feathers elaborate on the feathers’ natural shaping to create a self-conscious artifice. The shorter feathers have been anchored into a scallop pattern that overlaps to imitate a scale or coat in nature, but there is no element left to chance or to nature’s carelessness. The longer plumes are affixed at the stem to be tremblant and animated on the dress.

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Givenchy Evening Ensemble | c. 1963

This silhouette is so intriguing with the gathering at the front and the draping at the shoulder. The pattern is obnoxiously large (in a good way). 

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Givenchy | c. 1960

It looks like she ripped the drapes off the window. Beautiful.