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This is bright, happy and longing for something pleasing to look at, to wear and to have. At one point in time looking polished was the only way to be presentable. Through time we veered away from that because it felt forced and not authentic for some. This go around, we are seeing the need for something comforting and pleasing. It’s not a forced or expected aesthetic, rather it’s celebrating the past and updating it with what’s new. More of an antique aesthetic rather than vintage. Antique French textiles, old ways of drawing with quill pen and ink. Volume and flounces of fabric with soft, unobtrusive print and pattern work. Color is delicate and grounded in sun faded and vegetal tones. At one point in time the only way to make color was by crushing up dried flowers. What makes this feel new is mixing up old world ways with the new way of creating clean vibrant chroma in color.
image sources: metmuseum.org, pinterest.com, vogue.com (la vie rebecca taylor spring ‘19), papernstitch.com, etsy.com (dear golden), vogue.com (osklen spring ‘19), etsy.com (Talloor)
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