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| 2012: Great British Fashion |
Tommy Nutter was at the heart of the swinging sixties, here is the suit he made for Ringo Star. Fun fact one of the backers for his shop in Saville Row was the singer Cilla Black. The other stamp shows an outfit created by Norman Hartnell in the 1950s. He was the Queens favourite designer and made both her ornate wedding and coronation dresses.
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| 2013: Jane Austin |
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| 1978: Paintings by Spanish Painters |
although the charming portrait by Diego Velasquez of his daughter Francisca (b1619) playing the clavichord shows there is nothing new in fashion.
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| 1978: Paintings - Int Stamp Exhibiting Countries |
Observing Thomas Gainsborough's paintings one can't help but notice, he liked a hat. Here is the actress Sarah Siddon painted in the winter of 1784/5 when she was playing what is considered one of her greatest roles - Lady Macbeth. This painting can be seen in London's National Gallery but she was painted by many of the leading portrait painters of the day so other galleries are available. Indeed one could have a Mrs Siddon day out in the city for she also has two statues, one at Paddington Green near the church of St Mary, where she is buried, and one in Westminster Abbey.
Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Fashion - find more at See It On A Postcard
3 comments:
I like your first two stamps. I will show another in the series when I get my blog entry up.
Viridian
Love the fashionable Sarah Siddon!! Makes the three above her look positively demure. I had forgotten the names Tommy Nutter and Norman Hartnell, and truth to tell, have no idea how I knew about them.
Those Jane Austen stamps are a favourite of mine. Although I don't think the dreeses are really comfy...
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