"La mode se démode, le style jamais."
Coco Chanel, auteure de cette citation est née le 19 août 1883. Prénommée Gabrielle, elle rêve de music-hall dans sa jeunesse, avant de mettre à profit ses connaissances en matière de couture. En confectionnant ses propres chapeaux et des tenues très originales pour l'époque, elle attire vite l'attention. Simples mais sophistiquées, ses réalisations plaisent à une riche clientèle qui se presse, dès les années 1910, dans les boutiques parisiennes que possède notre créatrice de mode. Sa grande idée est de libérer la femme, en lui fabriquant notamment des habits moins étriqués. Toujours à l'avant garde, elle popularise la coupe de cheveux "à la garçonne" et lance des tendances intemporelles comme la marinière ou la célèbre petite robe noire en 1926. Elle est aussi la première couturière à proposer à la vente ses propres parfums. Le N°5 est aujourd'hui encore le symbole incontesté du chic à la française...
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4t3 Conversion of HLS' Rose's "Draw Me" Robe
A 4t3 conversion of a gorgeous 1910's robe, made originally by HappyLifeSims, now to TS3!
So first of all hellooo, I'm back with a little conversion I made, which may not seem like a lot, but it was a VERY complicated conversion lol. I'm not 100% back, I'm still re-organizing my life and setting the right priorities for me, but as I said before I really want to keep this hobby going because I love it so much!
In other news, my GPU BROKE lol. It was a veeery old gpu and I already bought it used (it was an AMD Radeon HD 6450 💀). But thankfully I had money to buy a new one, a GTX 1050 Ti (which is still a bit old but 1000x better than my old one). In the meantime tho, I'm using my CPU's internal graphics, and guess who didn't take screenshots of this robe on my old GPU in time? ☝️ So I asked the wonderful @deniisu-sims if she could take them for me, and she took the gorgeous pictures you see in the previews. Thank you sooooo much for helping me out!! 💖
Also, I hope Tumblr doesn't do anything about the "nudity", I censored everything after all lol!
Hope you like it, enjoy! <3
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Known Problems:
The robe may/will clip with the body that's underneath in some animations. Pretty much inevitable considering its transparency, and I didn't want to make the robe too large!
The sleeves were a headache for me, but I believe I did the best I could considering ts3's bones system. As you can see in the preview, if your sim moves their arms up, they fall to the ground, and if they're close to the body, they'll kinda fold. They'll definitely look off in some animations though!
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ALL OG CREDITS GO TO @happylifesims! IT’S NOT MY MESH, AND IT’S NOT MY TEXTURES, I JUST CONVERTED THEM TO THE SIMS 3!
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NOTES:
The sparkles on the lining are an overlay texture!
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Credits:
HappyLifeSims for mesh and textures - here
💖 @katsujiiccfinds @emilyccfinds @kpccfinds @xto3conversionsfinds
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Egyptian Revival
Yesterday's post was about the full opening of Tutankhamun's tomb, but there have been several times when Egypt has had a strong influence in fashion and art, and here I selected a few things from the 1910s and 1920s that are Egyptian revival, and of course let me know which ones are your favourites of you can add some when reblogging this post.
Here we go.
The beginning of the century marked the birth of modern dance, so we see that part of the Orientalism trend had a deep Egyptian influence from Les Ballets Russes to the Denishawn school: strong lines, profile poses, spectacular costumes, all taken from the art and sculpture of the ancient Egypt.
Here a little video of the Denishawn dancers along Ted Shawn (not the dance of the picture above), with no music because this is FROM 1913:
Also, this influence is clearly seen in the art deco masterpiece that is the dance scene from Metropolis (1927):
Denishawn students (Lillian Powell, Charlotte Brendel, Grace McCrea, Irene Pryor, Claire Niles) in an Egyptian dance created as part of a vaudeville act by Ted Shawn (not related to the Denishawn Egyptian Ballet), Hixon-Connelly, 1918, The New York City Public Library.
Vaslav Nijinsky and Serafima Astafieva in "Cleopatre", probably by Ernst Sandau, 1912, National Portrait Gallery, London.
Desiree Lubovska as Cleopatra, ca. 1915.
Ida Rubinstein with costume designed by Erté, 1920s.
Dancers from the Folies Bergère with costumes designed by Erté, Paris, 1924.
Dance of the Priest of Ra, from Dances of the Ages, Denishawn dancers, 1913.
Dance Scene, from Metropolis, Fritz Lang, 1927.
Fashion and accessories were deeply inspired by Egypt in the 1920s, thanks to the simple shapes of the garments, the use of striking accessories and jewelry, and the use of embellishments and embroidery to elevate the simple dresses: from appliqués to bead embroidery, to burnt velvet and translucent layers. And of course, let's not forget the use of colour that gives the feel of ancient Egyptian art: gold, sand, teal, royal blue, and burnt orange.
Orange burnout velvet dress, 1920s, available in Antique Graces.
Egyptian revival brooch, Max Neiger, 1920s, sold at auction.
Egyptian revival silk dress with appliqués, 1920s, Stephens College Costume Museum.
"Cleopatre" grande robe du soir by Jean Patou, Les Modes, september 1921 (click that link! You can read the whole magazine!).
Evening dress, Thurn, 1923-26, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Pair of leather gloves with silk embroidery, ca. 1925, LACMA.
Beaded Egyptian revival dress, 1920s.
Egyptian revival silver gild and enamel charms necklace, 1920s, on sale on etsy.
Of course, let's not forget the graphic arts. illustration was a key for advertising and communication when colour photos were not available. Here a small selection of my favourites:
"Cleopatra", J.C. Leyendecker, for the cover of the Evening Standard, August 1923.
Ad for Egyptian Deities cigarettes, 1920s-30s.
Egyptian Goddess, ca. 1929, George Barbier.
Ramses perfume ad, 1923.
Cover for Harper's Bazaar, February 1927, Erté.
Music sheet cover for the Tutankhamen Shimmy, 1923.
And finally an extra: a Tutankhamen shimmy recorded in 1926:
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