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Women’s Couture in Motion — The Great Designers of the Golden Era 👗✨ There was a time when an entrance said everything — and a dress said exactly who you were. From Dior’s sculpted silhouettes, to Balenciaga’s sweeping coats, to Madame Grès’ fluid draping, and the refined elegance of Givenchy and Jacques Fath — this was haute couture at its peak. Worn by women who moved with ease, confidence, and timeless grace beside the arm of their partner. A tribute to the golden age of fashion, and the women who brought these designs to life. Which look speaks to you most?

Cut flower farms use more pesticides per acre than almost any other crop. That bouquet you just brought home are coated in them. Those pesticides kill the pollinators the flowers are supposed to attract. Buy from local growers, skip the supermarket bouquet, or grow a cutting garden with native flowers. Your pollinators will notice.

The Bluebells are starting to bloom. #wildflowerhour

Good evening everyone. Hailstones and sunshine in Dublin today. Magnolias in our garden 💐😍

Я считаю иностранцы в твиттере должены срочно посмотреть на моего котика

To celebrate her birthday, we’re enjoying the #frockingfabulous #VivienneWestwood all week. Fierce #fashionhistory of 2006.

Imagine sending a team of incompetent cronies — an author and two real estate developers — to negotiate a complex nuclear treaty with Iran and expecting success. Does Trump not know how much his Zionist son-in-law Jared Kushner is loathed by the world? 😂

American actress, dancer and singer Ann Miller was born #OnThisDay in 1923. She wore this Irene designed gown in tones of saffron and burnt orange, with a chiffon skirt and marabou trimmed sleeves, as Nadine Hale in Easter Parade (1948). Sold by @JuliensAuctions. #film #costume

Oh, poor Melania. Standing at the White House podium, clutching her pearls, outraged that people are being mean-spirited toward her. The audacity. THE NERVE. This is the same woman who stood silently by while her husband shared videos comparing the Obamas to apes. The same man who called Iranian people "animals." The same couple who spent YEARS pushing the racist birther conspiracy that Barack Obama wasn't even American. But sure, Melania. Tell us more about how hurtful it is when people say unkind things about you. The Trumps have built an entire political brand out of dehumanizing Black people, immigrants, and anyone they disagree with — and now she wants a sympathy card because people are connecting documented dots about her associations? Here's a thought: if you don't want people to say mean things about you, maybe don't spend two decades smiling next to a man who built his political career on racism, cruelty, and dehumanization. The audacity of fragility is truly something to behold.

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says that Hungary has 'chosen Europe' and returned to 'its European path' after defeat of Viktor Orban at today's election.

Peter Magyar’s party has soundly defeated Viktor Orban in today’s election. Congrats to the Hungarian people for vanquishing a corrupt Putin puppet, and rejecting Trump, Vance and Rubio’s desperate and foolish attempt to tamper in your democracy.

Future doctors and nurses, right here in Gaza. 👩‍⚕️🩺 Four students, one dream: to heal, to serve, to rebuild a healthier tomorrow. In their white coats and kind smiles, we see the future of medicine. Today they dressed the part. Tomorrow they will live it. #WeWillReadAgain

If there was any doubt that there was indeed a dress code for the Netflix event #HarryandMeghan attended, and that #MeghanMarkle blatantly disregarded it-here are photos of the guests. All in black/white or cream. Except Carey Mulligan and Mrs Dumbarton. It just proves how small & petty Markle is, to try and take away from another woman’s big night and accomplishments by being passive aggressive with her wardrobe. #MeghanIsTheProblem #MeghanMarkleIsAMeanGirl #MeghanMarkleIsAGrifter

Prominent US Senator Mark Warner delivers a plain truth on CNN. He exposes how a US blockade will only cause skyrocketing gas prices and paralyze Asian economies, while completely failing to force Iran to open the Strait. The incompetence in Washington is staggering.

Orbán’s defeat is also great news for Ukraine, which has been waiting for the EU money Hungary has been blocking

BREAKING: Israeli troops ram UN peacekeeper vehicles with tank, destroy cameras and obstruct view of UN outposts in south Lebanon, UNIFIL says 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/x545rk?update=…

Sunday smiles

Finally - time for a couple of long local walks this week and some sightings for #wildflowerhour First cuckoo flower, cowslip, wild European pansy and wood anemones of the year as well as a patch of bluebells that were purple, white and pink. Heaven. :)

Folks in Budapest, Hungary are still out partying over Viktor Orbán’s ouster. Here’s hoping we all have a giant party for midterms here in the U.S.! And 2028 too!

We’re celebrating #VivienneWestwood with a #frockingfabulous theme week! This is from 1995's Vive la Cocotte collection. #fashionhistory