“Gentlemen. I find it strange. You are poets, each one of you and speak of your muse in the feminine. And yet you appear to feel neither tenderness nor respect towards your wives, nor towards females in general.”
Orlando (1992) directed by Sally Potter
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I am delighted by obscure passions, no matter how unusual.
T. Kingfisher, from ‘What Moves the Dead’
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Valerie a Týden Divů), 1970, dir. Jaromil Jireš
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Daphne Guinness “laid to rest” wearing a sheer Alexander McQueen bodysuit and antique veil, and an 18 K platinum chain-mail glove decorated with birds and branches fashioned from 5000 pavé white diamonds - a collaboration between Ms. Guinness and jewellery designer Shaun Leane entitled “Contra Mundum” (“Against the World”).
“It was always to do with feeling that the world was quite a dangerous place. Also I dislike the idea of jewellery being like a price tag around someone’s neck. It needs to be something else – and there is something extremely magical about armour.” - Daphne Guinness
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Jean Delville (1867-1953,Belgian) - Dispassion. Date 1913
Rhodopis, c. 1862. Charles Francis Fuller (American, 1830-1875)
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