Temple of Mystique

m-gameboy2:
I like this for her relaxed and composed demeanour, and the way she is looking at something or someone out of the frame.
It is a pity the placement of the chair in the background obscures the flogger in her hand, because despite the distraction of her boots and form-fitting outfit, that’s where the action lies ….
A formidable Mistress

theprincessmadison:

xrayeyesblue:

bossymsbecky:

Been there, done that
Went to Paris, bought the shoes (and more, including the boots), the stockings and the little black dress were in my suitcase - so yes, this was me!
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ghostsofwardrobespast:

The top image is of an Ancient Egyptian bead net dress. We assume, and can guess from their artwork, that this dress would be worn over another dress or tunic. Beaded bling and sheer fabric over other articles of clothing have come back many times over the centuries, and as you can see from the middle image, 1920s flappers enjoyed the flashy look.
Flappers were shocking women. They wore short skirts that showed their knees (!!), kissed boys, drank, smoked, cut their hair short, and wore makeup. But at least they wore something under their sheers! The second dress (left) has the sheer and beads, and while the dress beside it (right) is completely sheer, it wouldn’t have been worn that way. Just like the Egyptian dress, it is likely an overdress section of a more complete outfit.
Rihanna, at the 2014 CDFA Fashion Awards in NYC, wore a sheer, Swarovski crystal-encrusted net dress custom-designed for her by Adam Selman, and it showed just about everything. Aside from the length of the skirt and the sheerness of the gown, the flapper influence is pretty obvious, even down to the close-fitting headdress, costume jewelry earrings and Hollywood glamour fur stole and long gloves. If critics in the 1920s were having heart attacks over flappers showing their shins, they’d probably drop dead if they could see this.
Image sources:
Top image: Beadnet Dress. Culture: Egyptian. Date: 2323–2150 B.C. Findspot: Giza, Egypt. From Giza, tomb G 2342 D (now G 5520 D); 1933: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession Date: March 9, 2001). ACCESSION NUMBER: 33.1020.1. COLLECTIONS:Textiles and Fashion Arts, The Ancient World. CLASSIFICATIONS: Costumes
Second image, left: Evening dress. Designer: Anne & Thérèse. Culture: French. Date: c. 1925. Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Robert G. Olmsted and Constable MacCracken, 1969. Accession Number: 2009.300.1351
Third image, right: Evening dress. Designer: Possibly House of Lanvin. Culture: French. Date: c. 1927. Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Rena Gill, 1985. Accession Number: 2009.300.8114
Bottom image: Rihanna at the 2014 CDFA Fashion Awards, NYC. Designer: Adam Selman. Retrieved 7 Dec 2014 from http://www.look.co.uk/fashion/rihanna-is-the-sexiest-sequin-clad-flapper-weve-ever-seen