
Elena, Italian, Art historian. She/Her. Mainly a blog about art, ballet, fashion, books and period dramas.
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Nicolas Ghesquire For Louis Vuitton, Ready To Wear, Spring 2025














Nicolas Ghesquière for Louis Vuitton, Ready to Wear, Spring 2025
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Lea Pericoli (22 March 1935-4 October 2024), Italian tennis player, known as "La Divina", in Ted Tinling's outfits. Her tennis whites are exhibited at the Victoria&Albert Museum in London.

Alina Cojocaru as Marguerite Gautier and Claudio Coviello as Armand Duval in La dame aux camélias by John Neumeier.
La Scala Ballet, 3 October 2024

























John Galliano for Dior, Haute Couture, Spring 2007. Madama Butterfly collection.
Make-up artist: Dame Pat McGrath
Headgears: Stephen Jones











Long antique dress, draped in cream-white silk jersey, wide draped neckline, fitted waist and long skirt. Long skirt in white muslin with silver braid and mounted on a belt braided with silver braid.
First cape: Long cape in red velvet edged with embroidery and gold braid.
Second cape: Long asymmetrical cape in slate blue velvet trimmed with silver braid appliques on the edge.
Marcel Escoffier's costumes worn by Maria Callas for the role of Norma (Acts I and IV) in "Norma", Opera by Vincenzo Bellini, Libretto by Felice Romani.
Set designer: Franco Zeffirelli
Opéra national de Paris, Palais Garnier, 1964-1965.
Costumes preserved at the Centre National du Costume de Scene in Moulins.



















Sara Mrad, Ready to Wear, Spring 2025, Hymn to the Harvest collection.
"A celebration of femininity in its purest form—graceful, resilient, and eternal. This Collection captures the essence of summer’s warmth, the Mediterranean’s vibrant soul, and the timeless strength of women who carry their stories in every thread."