yrynysddu:

Anaïs Nin modeling for a painter as Cleopatra, 1921

cryptid-sighting:

downtothemarrow:

this is a wild picture to me. just. incredible.

My favorite part of this is the reason it happened was that Elvis was trying to scam a DEA badge off of Nixon which he intended to use to smuggle drugs

imperfectdiary:

Prada Autumn/Winter 1995

John Malkovich by Peter Lindbergh

mtvscreengrabs:

Like a Prayer - Madonna (1989)

nineinch-ninch:

nine inch nails: i have a boner!!!! i hate myself!!!! fuck the government!!!! [7 minutes of industrial sound effects mixed with trent reznor moaning like a girl]

frostedmagnolias:

Evening Dress

c. 1910

unknown maker, Australia

Powerhouse Collection

laurapetrie:

And so she lived in fantasy.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “Lancelot and Elaine” from Idylls of the King (1859)

fragrantblossoms:

Application of bobbin lace in the shape of a butterfly, c. 1900 - c. 1914. Lacemaker: anonymous, Europe.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl

paper-fairy:

“When I first saw her I thought she was a fairy, like a doll on a Christmas tree.”

— Rumer Godden, The Dolls’ House (1947)

bebemoon:

look for the name NEHUSHTAN | requested by @tzagaglalal

• rick owens “taco” sequined silk gown in black
• jean paul gaultier black jeweled headpiece w/ beaded mesh mask, s/s 1998
• alexander mcqueen python-embossed flower skull box clutch
• gucci: the alchemist’s garden “the voice of the snake” eau de parfum (oud, patchouli, saffron)
• versace brown snakeprint medusa platform sandals w/ gold-plated anklet

venustapolis:

Lovers surprised by death (Hans Burgkmair The Elder, 1510)

aloneandforsakenbyfateandbyman:

Successive Slidings of Pleasure (1974)

charnel-grounds:

Camilla Horn in Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926)

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