To commemorate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's life, the Royal Shakespeare Company is spearheading a three year Jubilee concluding in 2016, that will involve theatre performances, events and live streaming cinema around the world. This week, we honor the world's love for "The Bard" in our own little VFG way. Whether in the vein of a history, comedy, tragedy or drama, parade out items with these Elizabethan characteristics from all vintage eras: Heavily beaded gowns; Any heavily embroidered item; Corset-bodice gowns (both low and high necklines); Empire-waist gowns; Laced-up peasant dresses/blouses, vests, boots; Petticoats & hoop skirts, corsets & nightshirts; Shirts & blouses with lace at the collars & cuffs; Lace handkerchiefs; Jewelry for men and women that feature jewels, including earrings, hat/shoe buckles, brooches, gold chains, ropes of pearls, rings, bracelets, watches; Gloves; Fans; Feather-plumed hats, velvet hats, bejeweled hats & hair ornaments/crowns, Juliet caps, London flat caps. "The play's the thing" . . . so include costume-style items reminiscent of Shakespearian play characters, for example: a uniform/headdress for Nurse from Romeo & Juliet; or laurel headpiece/toga for Julius Caesar; or magical items for Fairies in A Mid Summer Night's Dream; or jewelry/gowns for Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra.
Vintage 60s Rococo Floral Shoe Clips Vintage 40s Art Glass Tassel Clip On Earrings Vintage 30s Filigree Fan Pin Rhinestones
Mid-Century Gold & pastel metallic brocade clutch purse 1950s 10K Gold "Birdcage" Drop Screw-back Earrings -w-Garnets 1970s Ruffled Platter Collar of Cotton Eyelet 1950s Mesh Champagne "Pearl" Peter Pan Collar Necklace 1950s Satin-backed "Pearl" Collar -w- Large Faux Pearls
1980s Couture Silk Paisley & Burgundy Silk Evening Ensemble - Elizabethan Style 1960s Green Brocade Silk Evening Gown 1930s Juliet Style Satin Wedding Gown 1940s Satin Brocade Wedding Gown Art Deco Silk Jersey Gauntlet Gloves
Vintage 1970s Panetta Faux Topaz Brooch/Pendant and Earrings My Vintage Clothes Line on Ruby Lane https://www.rubylane.com/shop/myvintageclothesline
Miriam Haskell brooch 1950s pin teardrop tourmaline rhinestones Whiting & Davis pendant necklace amber glass cameo and gold chain
The 1970s was a great era for romantic medieval/Renaissance inspired Boho looks. These should all be clickable links.
"There 's daggers in men's smiles" (Macbeth) -- William Shakespeare Quoting Shakespeare on our VFG Fashion Parade FACEBOOK page!
Not sure if this shot of Dame Elizabeth was from The Taming of The Shrew, but it looks like La Perigrina on her forehead! I know she wore it in Anne of a Thousand Days when she made a brief appearance. http://www.dameelizabethtaylor.com/peregrina.html
I loved Elizabeth Taylor and enjoyed her book on her collection so much. She was quite the gal and accumulated one of the greatest collections of historical pieces owned by a private person. She actually came to the town I live in when she was married to John Warner and he was running for US Senator from Virginia. Even though at that time, she had put on a lot weight(said she had been eating a lot of fried chicken) she was beautiful! I did get a photo which I have somewhere and she was wearing a white dress with red polka dots and a matching scarf wrapped around that gorgeous face!
