anais-ninja-bitch:marzipanandminutiae:electronicgallery:In the Library by Auguste Toulmouche I wonde
anais-ninja-bitch:marzipanandminutiae:electronicgallery:In the Library by Auguste Toulmouche I wonder if people realize- and this is not necessarily a bad thing! -how many women in Auguste Toulmouche paintings are randomly exposing their underwearthat white “skirt” is her petticoat. an undergarment. why, logically, is her outer skirt hiked and a good foot of petticoat showing? no clue. she’s also in a library in evening attire (low neckline, short sleeves), so. go figurethis lady is just in a bolero jacket over her corset-cover (the white part). as you doWe are once again chilling with our corset-cover out hereeverybody has their Thing. this man’s Thing was the equivalent of women in open blazers over bras, apparentlythis one doesn’t even have her corset on, let alone a corset-cover or outer bodiceare you. are you telling me you DON’T clasp flowers to your chest in a garden while half-dressed (bonus loose hair for even greater DeshabilleTM)what is with the vest. she is down to her innermost layer of clothing from the waist up- but with a little vest. maybe you had to be therein conclusion: Toulmouche was incredibly talented and had a very specific fetish world hard, underwear soft -- source link