artist: margaret jeane

Mourning locket ambrotype of a young man with shining eyes and a shy smile, c. 1860s

Halo by Artem Chebokha

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Naomi Campbell wears Alaia, photographed by Gilles Bensimon for Elle magazine US, April 1993.

Ryan Reynolds

Beyoncé by marthaoborska via instagram

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A beautiful love language is consideration.

When someone thinks about your feelings before making decisions, pays attention to details & goes the extra mile to make life a little easier for you – how much someone cares about you can actually be found in how much they consider.

上野　国立西洋美術館　弓をひくヘラクレス　アントワーヌ・ブールデル

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Anna May Wong.

by andydoughty_bravewode

PENN BADGLEY & ANDREW GARFIELD. Photocall for Paris Fashion Week: Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024, 2023

Anna May Wong (1905-1961) was Hollywood’s first Chinese American movie star.  In fact, for several decades she was Hollywood’s only Chinese American movie star, such was the pervasive racism of the era.  When Hollywood finally set out to make a serious film about China, Pearl S. Buck’s “The Good Earth”, Anna May campaigned hard for the lead.  She lost the part to an Austrian.  

Nevertheless, Anna May Wong somehow rose above it all to become an international star.  She was glamorous, beautiful, and utterly magnetic on the screen.  She was a fashion icon too, introducing the new Shanghai-style cheongsam  to Western audiences.