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Antique white dress shirt on the mannequin, a banded collar and buttoned bib front above long sleeves and a side vent gusset.

Close-up of the woven label inside the collar, printed Vêtements Natté, Conchon Quinette, beside a small buttonhole.

Long Shadow · Conchon-Quinette Antique French Dress Shirt

Antique white corset cover on the mannequin, a deep panel of broderie anglaise scalloping across the chest above a plain cotton body and gathered waistband.

The straps caught backlit, a small peg holding them together at the centre while the eyelet embroidery glows through the fabric.

Five Hands · Antique Edwardian French Broderie Anglaise Corset Cover

Grey sleeveless top on the mannequin, seven fine pin-tucks running from a round neckline down to the waist seam. Structured and quiet, like a shirt that decided to become something else.

Back view of the top, a single centre seam and a welted pocket sitting low on each hip. Nothing decorative here, just good tailoring.

Fault Line · Empire Rose 1990s-2000s Technical Pin-Tuck Top

Close view of a single glass-beaded leaf sprig on raw silk, the beads outlining rather than filling the shape.

Close view of the plain silk lining, unbeaded, catching a blue sheen in the light.

Night Garden · Adele Palmer Raw Silk Beaded Blazer

The Ellen Tracy mini skirt on a mannequin, ink black pinstripe running the full length front on.

Close view of the interior label spelling out Ellen Tracy, tagged a 10, made in China.

Chalk Line · Ellen Tracy 1990s Ink Black Pinstripe Mini Skirt

The Waste Not tote laid flat, a full crazy-quilt patchwork of leopard print, lace, velvet and rosebud cotton scraps on black canvas straps.

A wider view of the patchwork panel, dozens of fabric scraps pieced edge to edge with no two alike.

Waste Not · Early 2000s Handmade Crazy-Quilt Patchwork Tote

The corsage pinned to the strap of a pink slip, deckle petals catching the light against the fabric.

The full corsage laid flat, layered pink silk petals gathered into a single dense bloom.

Roseus · 2000s Deckle-Edge Silk Flower Corsage

A closer view of the clip worn at the shoulder, dotted tulle and feathers lifted against the stripes beneath.

The clip worn at the shoulder of a pink and red striped top, feathers standing up against the fabric.

Velum Dott · 2000s Handmade Feather and Pearl Flower Clip