Art deco costume design. Léon Bakst. Mother of Venus

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The burnous, both in name and design, is of Arab origen, and describes a full, hooded cloak, often decorated with embroidery and tassels. It can also be spelled burnoose and bournouse. The burnous was introduced to Western fashion through the Spahi, the French calvary troops of from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, whose uniforms included burnous. The Spahi began in the 1830s, and saw extensive action throughout the 19th century. This, combined with photographs of the Spahi troops in their…

Vintage photo of a art nouveau headpiece Looks like a real life Mucha Headress!

For at least 10 years now I've played with the idea of making this Halloween costume. It took me a while to follow through on this musing, mostly because I figured it was a really niche costume that most people wouldn't get without the reference. Also I was intimidated by it, to be frank. There is a lot of detail that I really wanted to get right. This year, I decided I didn't care if people didn't understand what my costume depicted, and created my Alphonse Mucha Reverie Daydream Costume.

Miss Phyllis Monkman : Actress, dancer and singer. She began as a teenager, achieving success in Butterflies (1908). After many appearances in revues, notably Bubbly (1917), and Tails Up! (1918). Monkman was one of the founders in 1921 of the 'Co-Optimists' 'pierrotic' concert party, in which she appeared on and off for several years with her husband, Laddie Cliff. Noël Coward cast her in his musical play Operette (1938), and Ivor Novello wrote a part for her in The Sunshine Sisters (1933).

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