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Francois Boucher, La Toilette, 1742 |
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Young Woman at Her Toilette, attributed to Niklas Lafransen, c. 1780s |
"Portrait en pied de la marquise de Pompadour," 1748-55, Maurice Quentin de La Tour |
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Leonard Defrance, "The Breakfast" |
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Elegant Lady at Her Toilette, by Michel Garnier |
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Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh |
While I had a few of the items that could be used (fabrics, letters, etc.), most of the set we rented from The Entertainer, the same company that dressed our wedding in shabby-antique-vintage-goodness. The chair, screen, table, firescreen, books, pitcher, and Neoclassical column all came from them..
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Mr. Chris starts the build with a dark grey backdrop, and fabric swagged for a curtain look. |
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I fiddled and rearranged things until we got a good composition - takes longer than you might expect |
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The first version of the set, ready for the shoot the following day. |
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Artificial light mimicking soft natural light. |
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Mandy represented the Regency in the same set, just re-arranged a little. |
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I'm representing the 18th c, with Historical Dog. |
Credits
Photography: Chris Stowell
Set Decor: The Entertainer
Set Dressing and Art Direction: Lauren Stowell
Regency Model: Mandy Grosvenor
Regency Gown: Lauren, Lady of Portland House
Regency Spencer: Maggie, Undressing the Historical Lady
Regency Shoes: "Highbury" Regency Slippers, dyed to match the spencer.
Georgian Model: Lauren Stowell
Georgian Gown: Lauren Stowell
Georgian Shoes: "Antoinette" Mules in French Blue
Historical Dog: Avi, the Attention Hound.
Wonderful! The set looks brilliant.
ReplyDeleteThank you! We had a lot of fun building it.
DeleteVery nicely done!!! Just gorgeous!
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Deletegorgeous photographs
ReplyDeleteGosh Lauren! You look just like a painting!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteGawd woman!! You are so crazy talented! You two did a stunning job and you, my dear, are absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was a team effort.
DeleteLauren, these are beautiful. You got all the details just so, the lighting is perfect, and your new dress really glows!
ReplyDeleteThank you! The dress came out pretty okay in the end. I'm glad I finished it.
DeleteWow, you all did a beautiful job. I can't believe how much everything looks so real. Especially like the photo of you.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI love XVIII century paintings with legs! They great shows a character of this period. And I love your new photo! It's perfect stylization! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! We did a few with legs sticking out. I'll share them later - pretty silly!
DeleteFantastical! Full marks for resourcefulness!
ReplyDeleteThis looks marvellous. Excellent job!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I wished more of the photographers at costume events would come up with something like this.
ReplyDeleteVal
A little set always adds to the ambiance. :-D It can be hard to source all these things, though, and transport them. We had to haul the trailer to carry the Greek column and the screen, in a storm no less!
DeleteWow!!! What a fun and brilliant photo shoot! Now you need someone to make paintings of the pictures! They will look like they could hang in a grand gallery!
ReplyDeleteHehe, yes!
DeleteAbsolutely lovely! I adore it, and definitely agree with everyone else - these look like they could hang in a gallery!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I LOVE Historical Dog. Love him! (her? Sorry, not sure!)
DeleteThanks! Historical Dog is a girl...more specifically, a Princess (with a capital P). Spoiled dog!
DeleteYour gown looks beautiful!
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