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via The 60s-70s in a way was a juxtapose. While the world was exploding politically and socially, bridal fashion stayed pretty much restricted and traditional. On the other hand the late sixties/seventies era is known primarily for wild and off-beat chic that sometimes made its way into bridal wear. Thanks to a some savvy designers, the funk was fine-tuned into into high fashion. The era was the most politically charged of the century and invariably spilled over even into haute couture. Above: BW Christian Dior organza dress circa 1965 with cut out florals on skirt and veil ///Directly Above: A 1970 Vogue Pattern for a modernist/monastic bridal gown with a corrosponding headpiece Below: Crocheted dresses made their way into fashion big time during the 60s, bridal wear was no exception right down to the cloche kniited cap in place of a veil. Via Vintage Visage Above: Pouf veils, long and short had their hey day in the 1960s. These above are fromThe JC Penny catalog circa mid-sixties. Below: Top of the line lace and fashion by Pierre Balmain lace gem circa 1977 Above: A sophisticated peasant look in lace by Carven circa 1969//Directly Above: A wedding dress in Chantilly lace from 1975///Below. A Ron LoVece circa late sixties Above: British actress Annie Lambert from the 1970s. The scarf is apropos for a 70s wedding. Via Pinterest///Below: I call this gem below the cookie cutter bridal uniform of the 1970s. Lovely, yes but pretty restricted. Via Yahoo Images Below: The mid to late 1970s was the emergence of Peasant and Prairie Revival fashion.. While designer Jessica McClintock revived the Prairie Gown with her Gunne Sax line in the seventies, the more haute couture versions of Prairie came to us through the stunning creations of British designer, Laura Ashley. She used finer imported cottons and voiles// Directly below: A peasant dress by Yves Saint Laurent///Below: An Edwardian dress via Seventeen Magazine 1974 Tumblr //Below: via Lipstick and Curls
Lips (2014) Limited Edition of 3 This is a hand painted photograph taken by Shae and printed on Archival Fine Art paper 250 gsm. After she has printed the photograph, she then hand paints the image with lightfast, transparent, brilliant and permanent artist pigment water colors and Watercolor paint. Once the piece is dry she varnishes the print. The image is then mounted to a wood panel ( a popular painting support since the 14th century) that she has built and painted black with acrylic paint. Both the front and the back of this piece are then finished and coated with multiple layers of epoxy resin. The Epoxy Resin contains both a UV stabilizer as well as an advanced additive called HALS (hindered amine light stabilizer). * Hand-painted Photograph * Varnished * Artist made wood panel * Coated in multiple layers of UV stabilized Epoxy Resin. * Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, signed by the artist and hand written note from the artist * Each piece is made by hand so colors and paint/brush strokes will vary to some degree The Artist Shae's work has been featured by Vogue.com, Vogue Italia, i-D Magazine, AnOther Magazine, Vice, Hero Magazine, Creative Review, Marie Claire Italia, Interview Magazine, Dazed, Grazia, The New Yorker, Elle UK, Marie Claire, HuffPost, New York Magazine, Forbes, Nylon, Style.com, Teen Vogue, Blouin Artinfo, Vogue NL, Fast Company and Refinery29. She has shot covers for New York Magazine and BLINK Magazine. Shae exhibits her work internationally.
