19th century

Today I want to continue my story about an interesting antique shop in La Rochelle. You can read the beginning here. In the first part I showed general interior of the store, now I will focus on antiques in particular. Trust me, they are worth it! The store has a lot of chic candlesticks of the 19th ...

Here you can find a selection of Victorian earrings-transformers! These unusual jewels were used in 2 ways. The first — to make your look different. During the day the lady could wear gold earrings, and in the evening shine bright with diamonds.  The second — (suddenly!) security. Diamonds& ...

I want to share with you what I've found on the Internet about the king of fabrics — velvet. I will not tell the story of velvet, and I suggest simply to admire the works of the most famous tailors and fashion designers of different times. I'm grateful to those whose hands created these ...