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Fiber artist and amateur sewist 🧶🧵 Biochemistry PhD in progress 🔬 and aspiring academic 📚
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melinoe fanart i did back in may 2024! #artpost

Burberry fall 2025 rtw The most GORGEOUS damask velvet. I have so much to say about this collection, it is marvelous. If you're interested in reading through my fall 2025 runway commentary, you can find it on Lily Thistle (link in bio hehe) #burberry #fashionsky #fashion #fw25

As we say goodbye to February, here is an 1880 Australian gown in a gorgeous deep red. Despite the bright color and the luxurious fabrics, it is indeed a day dress. Heavy fabrics like brocaded silks and velvets made harsher angles and sculptural draperies of the period possible #Fashionhistory #ootd

American actress and singer Bernadette Peters was born #OnThisDay in 1948. She wore this Bob Mackie sheer silk peignoir-style gown with voluminous sleeves, embellished with beads, in a photoshoot for the December 1981 issue of Playboy Magazine. Sold by Juliens Auctions. #FashionHistory

Today's comic made me giggle. Hope everyone is having a happy Friday :)

If you're looking to transition your cat to indoor-only due to H1N1, great! There are many other benefits, too. But it may not go well if you just shut them in and call it a day, you need to commit to giving them an enriched indoor environment with lots of play. felineengineering.com/blog/indoor-...

American. Courvoisier. Wedding ensemble, 1870. Silk & leather. © collection the Met Museum #Fashionhistory

I know that #1830s sleeves are not everybody’s cup of tea, but I have long been fascinated by their variety. The position of the balloony part of the construction tells all about the date, here the pleated shoulder and elbow length puff points to c1837 @metcostume.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A tailored illustration of how "I don't like it" doesn't equal "it's bad":

Paris. House of Worth 7 Rue de la Paix Evening gown, 1898-1900. Silk & cotton. © @metmuseum #Fashionhistory

French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy was born #OnThisDay in 1927. He designed this S/S 1968 haute couture cream silk evening gown with elaborately beaded and jewelled midriff, worn by his muse Audrey Hepburn to a party. Sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions. #fashionhistory #audreyhepburn

Happy Spring Training Day from Keeley & Pippin ⚾️💙⚾️ #dachshund #puppiesofbluesky #dogsofbluesky #baseball

Afternoon dress, 1890-95. Silk jacquard, velvet and lace. © University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library. #FashionHistory 🪡🗃️

Lovely Day Dress, 1890-95. Wool printed with violets & foliage motifs; chenille,net, ribbon & lace. © University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library. #Fashionhistory 🪡🗃️

I didn't realise Galileo had an impact on the development of microscopes, although it makes sense in retrospect to think of them as 'reverse telescopes' 🤯

Survived a trip to the mall and rewarded myself for it with a trip to the fabric store! My best friend invited me to a garden themed tea party next week so naturally I have to sew a suitable dress 👗🪡

Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.

Can anyone into fashion history tell me the name of the white overshawl thing? I want to learn more ab it!

FOUR NATIONS FACING OFF

American. Wedding dress, 1868. Silk & wool. Amelia Jane Carley (1844–1892) wore this to wed William Edward Chess (1842–1926) in 1868, West Virginia. The half-mourning colours were to honour those who died during the Civil War. © collection the Met Museum #FashionHistory 🪡🗃️

American. Silk Mourning Dress, c.1848. © collection the Met Museum #Fashionhistory 🪡🗃️

Variations of Incomplete Open Cubes, Sol LeWitt. 1974 socks-studio.com/2016/06/15/i...

It is rare to see an entire gown of this period quilted from top to toe. It meant the wearer would benefit from the added layers that the density of the quilted fabrics offered, a warmer garment for draughty houses, #1750s @metcostume.bsky.social 🗃️🪡

This is Ziggy. He is a senior dog who is often mistaken for a puppy. Will drop his skincare routine if you drop part of your sandwich. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

I just finished Unnatural Magic by CM Waggoner. It was a fascinating and engaging read that I thoroughly enjoyed 🌈📚

Evening dresses, Lanvin (left) and unknown (right), Paris, 1911. In Paris in the early 1910s, apparently these high waists and vibrant colours were all the rage. They're really quite beautiful, especially the green #Lanvin one. From Kyoto Costume Institute. #dresshistory #fashionhistory #ootd

Left my headphones at home and now I can't finish my audiobook while working today 😭

NEWS: HHMI is axing a program to increase inclusivity in science education It also wiped its website of mentions of that program and language in some other programs about diversity/inclusivity 🧪 www.statnews.com/2025/02/06/h...

Happy Valentines!

Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”

Cannes, Marseille. Moore. Evening dress, c.1912. Silk satin, silk net, silk ninon, china silk lining, cotton lining, glass beads, glass diamanté, metal sequins, metal ribbon & metal boning. © Musee McCord Stewart Musuem #FashionHistory 🪡🗃️

Linen one-piece dress, Paul Poiret, 1911. Hard to do this justice in words. The unbleached linen gives it a wonderfully simple look. The red embroidery is in a Russian style that Poiret learned on his travels. He made this dress for his wife Denise. Beautiful. #fashionhistory #dresshistory #ootd

Whilst kicking up a storm with the Charleston might be beyond my capabilities, oh she of dodgy hips, that’s what social media is for, to imagine the unimaginable. So here, a beaded wonder for twenties tomfoolery #albanyinstitute #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Protein phosphatase PP2C2 dephosphorylates transcription factor ZAT5 and modulates tomato fruit ripening (Yafei Li, Yanan Chang, Yiran Wang, Chaolin Gan, Chonghua Li, Xuejun Zhang, Yang-Dong Guo, Na Zhang) https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf017

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Unknown. Day dress, 1836-41. Wool-silk blend(?), cotton lining, silk satin, silk ribbon, bone, metal . © collection Musee McCord Stewart Museum #FashionHistory 🪡🗃️

Unknown Lovely bright dress, c.1860. Silk satin, glazed cotton lining, bones, cotton net, cotton lace,silk ribbon, metal hook and eye. © collection Musee McCord Stewart Musuem #FashionHistory 🪡🗃️

🪡 London. Liberty & Company (1875- present) Tea gown, 1906. Plain weave silk, printed loose/dense striped silk plain weave, lace, and silk net. © Philadelphia Museum of ARt #FashionHistory 🪡 🗃️

I am begging the national media to start taking this seriously. Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause." They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.

Just finished reading the tainted cup. It was the best book I've read by far in a long time. The most interesting characters and inventive fantasy world with an absolutely riveting mystery at the center of it 🌈 📚