#damask

[yeoldegodzilla]

Silk damasks with Godzilla imagery were popular in the 14th century

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Texture | Pattern | Design ~

[vintagehomecollection]

Elegance in Flowers: Classic Arrangements for All Seasons, 1985

[ghw-archive]

Shoes, 1740-50

[fashionsfromhistory]

Banyan

1740s

Historic New England (Accession Number: 1918.546)

[ira-scargeear]

Do you like this brocade? Such a symmetrical floral pattern is called Damask - after Damascus, the capital of Syria. This technique spread to the nearby countries from there. Middle Eastern patterned brocades were well known in the whole region and became famous in Europe since the times of crusades. Such brocades were often made of pure silk or silk blend and had metallic threads in it. They were woven on the looms, by hand, and required a very skillful weavers. With its bold, huge patterns, shining with gold and silver, such fabrics costed a fortune. Only the wealthiest folk could use them for their garments. Damask brocades were given as a luxurious gifts, inherited and cherished. I created this Rococo Grand Court set out of a modern fabric with Damask pattern. The shape of the skirt shows the golden weave in its full glory. I made a tiara-like crown as an accessory for this set.

When I was a kid I thought that the crown has "teeth" by default, and the top is open - like it's often drawn in the cartoons. Later I discovered crowns with closed top that had something on it: a cross, a huge jewel, etc. Such crowns were favored by European monarchs, and there are a plenty of crowns of this type. Do you know Rococo shoes were made symmetrical, without defining left and right shoe? High heeled shoes weren't common in Europe until late Renaissance times. Then high heels became a thing in male fashion during Baroque era, and both genders wore high heels in Rococo times. While male heels were more wide and solid, female ones were super delicate, with kinky curves. The heel tip was moved to the front, so the footprint was much shorter than the foot itself, making an impression that the wearer has tiny feet. The heels were mostly carved out of wood, as it allowed to create any shape. Then they were painted or covered with fabric or leather. I made these shoes for Iplehouse SID feet, and they're not symmetrical, to fit the rigid doll feet better. Rich Indian sari brocade with metallic thread was used for them, and the heels are 3D modeled and printed.

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Oil painting, 1536-1538, Italian.

Portraying a woman in a blue damask dress with slashed sleeves

Painted by Titian.

Uffizi Gallery.

[nafynart]

What we could have been

a Good Omens x Arcane fanart, i hope you like it 🫶

wee details?

I wanted

- to add the eyes as a biblically accurate angel reference,

- to create a little custom damask pattern with a daffodil, a serpent and a flaming sword,

- to show him vulnerable without his glasses but still having them in his hand,

- to put the wide wings as an echo to the feathers around Jinx’s chair, but also to make Crowley look fierce

I hope you like it, have some close-ups ✨

[beserkclothing]

NEW Hells Blankets Sheet Sets online now at Beserk!

@amiraithe on Instagram

[pearlybibo]

“Yearning Soul..”

The soul only misses its home, its root.

My soul misses the feeling of being back home; it’s been years and years since I’ve set a foot into the land I truly belong to. My mind forgot how it feels to be home, but my soul never forgets, nor do the streets of my homeland, as my presence is planted in the soil of the beloved streets of my home country.

The soul is the only part of our body that truly never forgets where it belongs; the home is scratched deep into the soul, becoming impossible to forget.

My longing for the Motherland cannot be ignored. The ache in my heart, which stings like a sharp arrow that never fails to miss its target, is hurting me deeply.

Day by day, the grief is stronger than before. I miss the scent of my home—breathing the scent of jasmine, filling my lungs with its aroma.

I miss walking around at night smelling the fresh air with the mix of benzene oil that leaves a nostalgic presence in the streets of Damascus—so everytime we smell jasmine, fresh cold air and benzene , we immediately think about our home.

I long for memories that I never got to live up to, memories that are nonexistent, memories that I never got to make.

The ache in my heart for the scent of my home, a scent that cannot be remembered; is tearing me apart. it’s too late to even try remembering what it smells like being home.

— @ pearlybibo

Would appreciate some support and

feedback guys !!🙈🫶🏼🫶🏼

[vintagehomecollection]

Tricia Guild on Color - Decoration, Furnishing, Display, 1993

[famenxtwallpapers]

🐝🍄

Bee Damask Wallpaper - Bees And Mushrooms by famenxt - Woodland Mushrooms Bees Fungi 

[fashionsfromhistory]

Mantua

c.1709-1710

England or the Netherlands

Royal Ontario Museum (Object number: 973.214)

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue August 1, 1955

Kathleen Wallace wears a relaxed fit shirt dress, an elegant damask fabric here that shines in the new youthful blue-green. By Gilden Juniors, in Celanese acetate and cotton by Cohama. Evening satchel by Ingber, Coro bracelets. Lipstick and nail polish color: "Hot Coral" by Revlon.

Kathleen Wallace porte une robe-chemise à la coupe décontractée, un tissu élégant ici damassé qui brille dans le nouveau jeune bleu-vert. Par Gilden Juniors, en acétate Celanese et coton par Cohama. Cartable du soir par Ingber, bracelets Coro. Couleur de rouge à lèvres et vernis à ongles : "Hot Coral" de Revlon.

Photo Roger Prigent

vogue archive

[hsuits]

I have a new design up on spoonflower! There are multiple color options and two pattern sizes!

[ghw-archive]

An Ossie Clark for Radley pink damask smock-dress, mid 1970s