This is my secret place and my escape. I share with you my passion for history, costumes, books, fashion, cinema. I hope you enjoy it and appreciate those little fragments of beauty (and others) as much as I do. (I post one theme per day)Tumblr (3.0; @mandragona)http://mandragona.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cc0c5f2f082625e1d5e437305cbc04f1/tumblr_mmch1eIbaa1r4pl5zo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ff932a4986d99fa83527eb92c5f242ef/tumblr_mmch1eIbaa1r4pl5zo2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b4cc7bf655275d53d5db02e7fd385e61/tumblr_mmch1eIbaa1r4pl5zo3_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahnathanfillion.tumblr.com/post/49869649249/this-is-amazing" target="_blank">fuckyeahnathanfillion</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>this is amazing</p> </blockquote>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51249370256http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51249370256Fri, 24 May 2013 17:09:39 -0400DanceFireflyNathan being awesomeNathan FillionGina Torres<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/152ac5f4552f2a4a85add5569074c240/tumblr_mn8wqyrTXE1qd0c6ro1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/54e88f73d64f0fa43a04b69968218292/tumblr_mn8wqyrTXE1qd0c6ro3_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/94a0f714d1f260b46dd9e3f3bd06a7b8/tumblr_mn8wqyrTXE1qd0c6ro2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51244473072http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51244473072Fri, 24 May 2013 15:59:56 -0400DanceSilver Linings playbookJennifer LawrenceBradley Cooper<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d282b6392a293ce15da312a552c2060f/tumblr_mmx11qEYSm1rz2cbjo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1003ced9538ced6ada0dfc6fa2e879f7/tumblr_mmx11qEYSm1rz2cbjo2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51240471400http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51240471400Fri, 24 May 2013 14:58:31 -0400DanceStep up<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2462a2687c720071756d3b8e8e72d50c/tumblr_mmzxuk3NaE1snbkyxo1_250.gif"/><br/><br/>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51236274662http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51236274662Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:17 -0400DanceGif<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/74247e30f8f5558c65c91b176cde957e/tumblr_mn9b4cbN3X1rsdqv7o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pacoelhermoso.tumblr.com/post/51150601959/ballerina-you-must-have-seen-her-dancing-in-the" target="_blank">pacoelhermoso</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand- Tinny Dancer…. </p> </blockquote>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51232615379http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51232615379Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:49 -0400DanceCenter StageBallet<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f01fae83ce9497151750e66268c94772/tumblr_mn9ew3V2fh1sqpjgto1_250.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://frivolites-d-une-vintage-girl.tumblr.com/post/51154697417/quand-je-me-leve-toute-guillerette-oui-jutilise" target="_blank">frivolites-d-une-vintage-girl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Quand je me lève toute guillerette (oui j’utilise ce mot en 2013) et que je vois ma tête.</p> <p><em>When I see my face the morning.</em> </p> </blockquote>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51230235088http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51230235088Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:23 -0400DanceMa tête est rarement guillerette le matin...Fred Astaire<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f59e870b02cf94d26f9b7110ce190870/tumblr_mnb4dcIecN1qfb2eyo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Tony Stark dances</p>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51226021944http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51226021944Fri, 24 May 2013 10:34:23 -0400DanceIronman 3Tony Stark danceRDJ<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/da63653ae34da071a6c0ed914a092fde/tumblr_mn25oqRqDU1s26hdso1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Last fall, I decided to take dance lessons, in order to have fun dancing and make a bit of exercice. What I didn’t know was that at the end of the lessons, there is a show! So, tonight is the big general practice and tomorrow is the show (one in the afternoon and one in the evening)! Wish me “le mot de Cambronne”!</p>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51223481022http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51223481022Fri, 24 May 2013 09:39:13 -0400DanceBreakfast club<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c86e94be354db3047d8b66ddbdb978c/tumblr_mn94y8LRWo1qfb2eyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Feathered hat</em>, <a href="http://www.randaldutra.com/randal_dutra_the_feathered_hat.html" target="_blank">Randal Dutra</a></p>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51189487110http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51189487110Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:28 -0400Feathered hatRandal Dutra<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0762c2f10590fa114fe006ed7b760d4/tumblr_mn94t1uSgJ1qfb2eyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Miss Lystra Adams from Staffordshire at the Chelthenham Festival, 2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/picturegalleries/8386016/Ladies-Day-at-the-Cheltenham-Festival-2011.html?image=1" target="_blank">Source</a></p>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51184641975http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51184641975Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:30 -0400Feathered hatChelthenham FestivalPeacock feathers<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b0a23f5cb30b9ed12664f582070f762/tumblr_mn95jnvn2s1qfb2eyo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Feathered hat by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/19117115/hugo-felt-cocktail-hat-with-exotic?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">AliceHartCouture </a>on Etsy</p>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51180269493http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51180269493Thu, 23 May 2013 18:53:12 -0400Feathered hatEtsyFeasant feathers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bcee93467cfe7c790ab39fe614623b49/tumblr_mmpq0cgVvF1qzoaqio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bohemea.tumblr.com/post/50498068542" target="_blank">bohemea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Gwen Stefani by Lorenzo Agius</p> </blockquote>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51176526081http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51176526081Thu, 23 May 2013 18:01:20 -0400Feathered hatGwen StefaniStripesPink<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9ff18d051c9dbb417d737357863eeb5f/tumblr_mg2qlj2fZB1qmvhifo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://steroge.tumblr.com/post/39765063180/audrey-hepburn-blue-feathered-hat-1962-howell-conant" target="_blank">steroge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Audrey Hepburn in a blue feathered hat, 1962<a href="http://farbror-sid.se/home/2012/12/audrey-4/" title="Reference" target="_blank">*</a> by <strong>Howell Conant</strong></p> <p>(<a href="http://shareyourwallpapers.com/celebrities-female/audrey-hepburn/show/28058/" title="Source" target="_blank">Wallpaper</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51171249834http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51171249834Thu, 23 May 2013 16:50:21 -0400Feathered hatAudrey Hepburn<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/892f5c688b68d7da372e7cdc0ac7f35b/tumblr_mhekdtUgWz1rj4uo2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://osmosis-art.tumblr.com/post/41801389984/feathered-hat-and-coffee-photo-by-william-klein" target="_blank">osmosis-art</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h1 class="photo-title" id="title_div">Feathered hat and coffee, photo by William Klein, 1962</h1> </blockquote> <p></p>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51169213392http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51169213392Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:51 -0400Feathered hatWilliam Klein<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/caa7340c0ab38416a371c76dc29e5f0b/tumblr_mn99v9UpWu1qfb2eyo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dita Von Teese</p>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51167257814http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51167257814Thu, 23 May 2013 15:56:02 -0400Feathered hatDita Von Teese<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d119241bc6b461e34c1f13b936b45c35/tumblr_mf7hiiBV8u1s0i7m7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://marycrawleylookingpissed.tumblr.com/post/38197831185/looking-pissed-in-a-feathered-hat" target="_blank">marycrawleylookingpissed</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Looking pissed in a feathered hat</p> </blockquote>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51162785599http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51162785599Thu, 23 May 2013 14:48:44 -0400Feathered hatLady Mary CrawleyDownton Abbey<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m85vj6aadD1ry8b8eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://saisonciel.tumblr.com/post/28632862889/feathered-chanticleer-hat-1912" target="_blank">saisonciel</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Feathered “Chanticleer” hat, 1912</p> </blockquote>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51160812092http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51160812092Thu, 23 May 2013 14:15:04 -0400Feathered hat<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/441ded0aa80ec305cafb28ff0141ca6f/tumblr_mn95duCbRz1qfb2eyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h1 class="item-title fn">Young woman modeling: back view, head and shoulders, wearing feathered hat</h1></p>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51153444279http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51153444279Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:42 -0400Feathered hatVintage photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb5cda7296aedc8266e41b2e70466989/tumblr_mn9afazHox1qfb2eyo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/728870243eabeaf9978a530380105350/tumblr_mn9afazHox1qfb2eyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>The Duchess of Devonshire</em>, Thomas Gainsborough, 1787</p> <p>Keira Knightley as <em>The Duchess</em></p>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51150744625http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51150744625Thu, 23 May 2013 11:05:55 -0400Feathered hatThe DuchessKeira KnightleyDuchess of Devonshirethomas gainsborough<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0a3975be96fc3ca33e5d27f71d051968/tumblr_mn99rwUxxf1qfb2eyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>La Reine Marie-Antoinette</em>, by Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 1788</p>http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51149892229http://mandragona.tumblr.com/post/51149892229Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:56 -0400Feathered hatMarie-AntoinetteElisabeth Vigée-Lebrun