Flaws but not dealbreakers This dress is pricey
To self-fashion and to appear is to visually claim space and attention on ones own terms, participating in what art historian Krista Thompson describes as the visual economy of light. The public opening on February 7 commenced with a Black Dress Talk featuring Tonya Blazio-Licorish and Tara Donaldson, authors of Black in Fashion
The aesthetic is sleek, celebratory, and intentionally elevatedthink long lines, luminous fabrics, and a silhouette that moves beautifully when you stand, sit, and dance
The painting is very similar in composition to Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich Feather Fan, a pendant marriage portrait painted by Verspronck the year before, today in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Twenthe
It is designed for the fashion-forward bride, radiating elegance, sophistication and a touch of whimsical charm