I hated this programme with a passion for very many reasons but here I am, reblogging a picture from it. It was a treat for the eyes even if it wasn’t always accurate.
And Lizzie Siddal was pretty much the only of Rossetti’s models who was almost always drawn/painted with poker straight hair. I don’t know why she’s always portrayed with corkscrew curls.
(Source: opheliasflame)
Penelope ~ Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1869
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Black chiffon evening dress with silver lace bodice, c. 1920. The dress has a fashionable low waist and a stunning long train. The asymmetrical neckline is ornamented with applied pearls; the skirt...
