Which is your favourite style? All of these tiaras were created by @Cartier and can be seen in the incredible Cartier exhibition at @V&A Museum #tiaras #cartier #history #fashionhistory #tiara
Would you be considered attractive by Victorian beauty standards? 😳 #history #historyfacts #victorianera #fashionhistory #historicalbeauty #19thcentury
Did you know that photoshop existed in the 19th century? Okay, so it wasn’t really photoshop, but the retouching process was used on almost every photo from a commercial studio! This is why you’ll rarely see wrinkles or spots in old pictures, and why all women seem to have small, sharp waists! #history #historyfacts #arthistory #victorianera #victorianhistory #queenvictoria #highqualitycontent
Did you know that most tiaras can shapeshift? When taken off their frames, most tiaras can transform into other pieces of jewellery. Here are just a few examples! #history #fashionhistory #tiara #historicjewelry #royalfashion #historytok #historyfacts #DidYouKnow
Why did the British aristocracy need the dollar princesses? Well… they went broke… Sources used: Entitled: a critical history of the British aristocracy, Christopher Bryant (2017) #history #thegildedage #gladysrussell #bertharussell #dollarprincess #historyfacts #19thcentury #historytok
Did you know that the Victorians though elbows were attractive? #history #historyfacts #victorianera #victorianbeautystandards #thegildedage #fashionhistory
The dollar princesses were American women from the gilded age’s richest families who married into the British peerage. Many of them sat for portraits by John Singer Sargent, an American artist who worked in Britain and France as well as the United States. #history #thegildedage #johnsingersargent #arthistory #gladysrussell #bertharussell
Have you ever seen a steel tiara before? This blackened steel tiara made by Cartier in the early 20th century is on display at the Cartier exhibition at the V&A in London. #tiaras #historicaljewelry #royaltiara #cartier #history #historyfacts #fashionhistory #historytok #highqualitycontent
The Manchester tiara belonged to two gilded age dollar princesses! 👸🏼 #gildedage #tiara #history #historytok #historyfacts #19thcentury #bertharussell #gladysrussell
La Paiva 📍Hotel de la Paiva, Paris Agnes Willoughby 📍Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk Cora Pearl 📍6 Rue Auguste Vacquerie, Paris Catherine Cox 📍Dunham Massey, Cheshire Catherine Walters 📍15 South Street, Mayfair Mabel Grey 📍31 Frederick Street, Clerkenwell Laura Bell 📍Wilton Crescent, Belgravia #courtesans #history #historyfacts #corapearl #catherinewalters #laurabell #lapaiva
Lady Macbeth by John Singer Sargent and the real dress designed by Alice Comyns Carr for Ellen Terry 🪲 #arthistory #fashionhistory #historyfacts #johnsingersargent #ellenterry #ladymacbeth
Jeanne Duval was a French courtesan and actress in the 19th century — but why has she been covered up in this painting? #courtesans #arthistory #history #historyfacts #19thcentury #19thcenturyfashion #highqualitycontent #historytok