We need you at the fashion show at the Powell, Wyoming Library on 3rd Street THIS TUESDAY, MAY 1st! 7:00-8:30 pm with time to mingle after. Snacks, books, and it’s FREE to the public. Donations which go to “The Gals” are welcomed and appreciated. THE SHOW WILL GO ON, even …
.. paintings. Both gorgeous depictions of rich fabric and ornament, flowing movement, and lovely colors. The Aesthetics wanted the women who wore these to be comfortable, sensuous, and to have the adventures of the J.W. Waterhouse depictions. (Left: 1909 Aesthetic gown; Right: J.W. Waterhouse “The Knighting”)
.. paintings vs. how the Victorian counter-fashion movement the “Aesthetes” interpreted them. The Aesthetes, like the Pre-Raphaelite painter J.W. Waterhouse, looked for sensuous beauty, organic forms, flowing movement, mythological and ancient themes, and rich colors and textures with amazing fabrics and highly crafted trims and details. The Aesthetic gowns of …
… the nymphs and sensual creatures of art. To blend and suit these surroundings it was felt that some reform in style of dress was needed. Among artistic people the resulting fashion was known as Aesthetic dress. (Photo featured : 1900 approx. Aesthetic Tea Gown has the Victorian model looking …
… interior and exterior designs as well as beautiful fabrics were the Aesthetic Movement’s contribution to Victorian society. (Photo: an Aesthetic wallpaper and stained glass interior from about 1900)
Open to the public, Powell, Wyoming. We’ll have a FULL LINE UP of 10 models, a ton of history, and books that support our topics. It’s hosted by the “Friends of Powell Library”, and we hope for a standing-room-only crowd, so if you’re in the Cody, Wyoming area – come …
… or fabrics. TheAesthetic movement within the Victorian fashion era were big in the development of interior design elements and architecture. (Photo: The Green Room in the Albert and Victoria Museum in London, was designed by William Morris, a leader of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, and inspiration for Aesthetes)
… Rachel joins us as one of the youngest members of “The Buffalo Gals” hired interpreters. She will be depicting an 1892 housemaid from Red Lodge, Wyoming, who works for a wealthy Victorian rancher. The character will “grow up” parallel to her own life, as she possibly leaves home, gets …
.. the counter design movements to the Victorian eras – the Pre-Raphaelites preceding and inspiring the Aesthetes, and the Reformers building on those concepts – took place worldwide, and predominantly in Europe. As would be the Art Nouveau fashion movement in 1900, forms and styles were regional, meaning Prussia might …
.. in the 19th century who despised the “schooled” method of art that was prevalent in the day which required certain lighting, levels or realism, and specific rules. Pre-Raphaelite art was often erotic, sensual, and depicted women scantily clad in dreamlike settings with mythological themes. The Aesthetic counter-Victorian fashion movement …
