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Continuing this Magpie Monday focus on COLOR. If you want to feel like royalty, you can’t go wrong with this stunning set of diamond and emerald sparkle.

This Magpie Monday is all about COLOR. Because it’s still early, we’ll start with the soft color of the gems (aquamarines? blue topaz? something else?) set in to this simple but stunning tiara. 

This color makes me so happy. I imagine this being worn by a widow whose marriage was less-than-happy; who feels constrained and, frankly hypocritical, wearing mourning. Under her black crape, she celebrates her new freedom with this hot pink corset--the daring little secret she keeps to herself.

It’s Magpie Monday, where I share some of my favorite sparkly, shiny things. First, this tiara. Who doesn’t love a tiara, especially one in purple?

One last Tuesday Blues-day because House of Worth.

Evening ensemble, 1926. FIDM Museum.

Say what you will about the current incarnation of Balenciaga, it’s hard to dispute that their work in the 20th Century was stunning. This evening dress from the 1960s has a simple cut and fairly subdued color palette, deriving its drama from the embroidered and beaded pattern which, from a distance, can appear to simply be printed fabric. @metmuseum

The last of today’s purple extravaganza. The color on this is more subtle, used more as an accent than the primary palette. I’d be tripping all over that train, though, so mad props to the original owner for not ripping it all to shreds.