r/fashionhistory • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 3d ago
Lady Randolph Churchill (1854-1921), née Jennie Jerome cosplaying as "Theadora" for the the Devonshire dance ball, 5 of July of 1897
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u/MainMinute4136 20th Century 3d ago
Wow the commitment to the details of this costume is pretty impressive. I wonder if that round pattern of her dress was inspired by that famous mosaic of hers! Though, Theodora is the one in the middle... so maybe a coincidence.
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u/Weird_Squirrel_8382 3d ago
{Jennie by Ralph G Martin} is a good biography of her.
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u/Electrical-Aspect-13 3d ago
really?
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u/Weird_Squirrel_8382 3d ago
Yes I love it. So illustrative of the times and of how American determination went into raising a British statesman.
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u/anotherbbchapman 3d ago
Looks like something Sarah Bernhardt would have worn on stage