The woman who sewed glorious golden dresses for Gustav Klimt.
Emilie Floge—seamstress extraordinaire and Klimt’s life companion—sewed the mosaic-inspired dresses his models wore. Adele Bloch-Bauer is wearing one in this 1907 portrait.
In-your-face florals.
Venice street art. Shoulder tattoo. Graffiti flowers. And more.
Sun’s rays.
The Borges family of woodcut artists like to illuminate the rays of the sun with a block of assertive color.
1000 meticulously folded paper cranes.
Romanian artist Cristian Marianciuc carefully folded a tiny new paper crane every day for 1000 days.
Lavender is a quirky neutral.
Lavender adds depth to other colors. Here’s an Ivory Coast ikat with seams called out in lavender. Lavender streaked platinum bob. Art quilt with lavender background. And more.
Architects have the best costume parties.
1931 Beaux Arts Ball. Bauhaus costume from the Twenties. Telephone-wire costume.