Favorite Artists (3/10): Eduard Manet (1832-1883)

favorite artists (3/10): eduard manet (1832-1883)

Close up of Alexei, Tatiana, Maria, and Olga.

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia

Russian vintage postcard

Rainer Maria Rilke, from a letter featured in Letters to Merline, 1919-1922

Alexandre Dubois-Drahonet: detail of Female nude, back view (1831)

𝙰𝚗 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

Good evening. I am a tailor; I have been for a very long time. I first learned to sew when I was 5, and ever since I've been experimenting with styles, fabrics, eras, and inspirations. For the past few years, I've been designing [and sometimes recreating] gowns and outfits from the 1890s. My favourites are those from the long-gone courts of Russia, and those based on its intricately detailed uniforms. Currently in the works are two silk court dresses, and a recreation of Tatiana's Ulan uniform.

When I'm not lost in the 1890s, I'm making vintage suits, playing with fountain pens [and inks!], collecting antiques, and obsessing over old jewelry.

Shall we proceed? — 𝙼𝚊𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚇