12. Rodarte (2012) - The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh (1889)
"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream."
13. Christian Dior "Miss Dior" dress from 1949 - The Path through the Irises by Claude Monet (1914-1917)
14. Comme des Garçons by Rei Kawakubo (2018) - Vertumnus by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1590–1591)
The Italian painter used fruits, vegetables and flowers to create a portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II.
15. Schiaparelli by Bertrand Guyon bodysuit (2016) - Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso (1937)
16. Chloé (2023) - Self-Portrait as Mary Magdalene by Artemisia Gentileschi (1618)
17. Vivienne Westwood (1996) - Return from Cythera by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1717)
18. Chanel (2016) - Pathway in Monet's Garden at Giverny by Claude Monet (1902)
19. Guo Pei (2010) - Ming dynasty Dragon Jar (15th century)
20. L'Wren Scott (2013) - Hygieia by Gustav Klimt (1901)
21. Thom Browne (2019) - Capo di Noli by Paul Signac (1898)
22. Lady Gaga wearing Givenchy (2010) photographed by Nick Knight - An American Ship in Distress by Thomas Birch (1841)
23. Rosa Genoni's 1906 "La Primavera" dress - Spring by Sandro Botticelli (late 1470s or early 1480s)
Widely regarded as "one of the most iconic paintings in Western art," this masterpiece features over 500 plant species, including approximately 190 varieties of flowers.
24. Marchesa (2016) - Water Lilies by Claude Monet (1907)
25. Rodarte (2012) - Almond Blossoms by Vincent van Gogh (1890)
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1. Pope Leo XIII was the earliest-born person recorded on film. Born in 1810, he was 86 years old when this was captured in 1896. For reference, the Pope was born the year after Lincoln and Darwin and the same year as Chopin.
2. D-Day, 6th June 1944
3. This footage was recorded in Gateshead, England, on May 8th, 1945, following Churchill's declaration of Victory in Europe.
Thread of historical photos you've (probably) never seen before 🧵
1. A Protestant husband and his Catholic wife were not allowed to be buried together. These are their headstones, reaching across the two cemeteries in 1888.
2. Jenny Joseph posing for Columbia Pictures Logo, 1992
3. Dresden viewed from the Rathaus (city hall) in 1945
Between 13 and 15 February, over 3,900 tons of explosives and incendiaries were dropped on Dresden.
The resulting firestorm destroyed more than 1,600 acres of the city centre and killed up to 25,000 people.