Lady Danna Retro & Vintage

Finally, I enter the final chapter of the retrospective of my fashion experiments. I was increasingly fascinated by the Middle Ages in four forms - dark, combative, romanticized (inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites) and modernized. And still steampunk, pirates, a modernized version of the Victorian era and the Belle Epoque, until the late 1910s. I managed to get my hands on a few authentic vintage pieces of clothing - a black astrakhan fur muff, a navy blue suede maxi skirt ("Bagutini pour Cygielman" brand, made in Italy, about 1970-1980s) and a homemade velvet black maxi dress from the late 1960s, with gold splashes print, with an imperial waistline and long sleeves. I also bought in secondhand a long coat made of felted wool, several very long sleeveless dresses made of wool (made in Austria and Bavaria), linen and cotton shirts (also made in Austria and Bavaria), leather, silk and woolen corsets, two fitted coats made of wool blend, leather hood and leather bracers - a replica...

As you can see in my photos, the hippies style in my look began to intersperse with Gothic, medieval, pirate, ancient Greek and even steampunk.  Sometimes they mixed together, forming a hybrid.  Especially for the Gothic style, I myself made a set from old black leather - bracers with lacing and a collar. But in any case, courage, a challenge to others and outrageousness have always been present in my outfits. The recently experienced tragedy still did not let go of me, so in my look was still present sharpness, firmness and masculinity. I continued to wear trousers and jeans very often, but almost always with a high waist. I really wanted to dress like an elf, but probably most often I got outfits in the spirit of "Prince Arthur" or the combat costume of "Lady Morgana" from the BBC series "Merlin". Or even in the spirit of some wild Siegfried from mythology. By the way, it was during the period I began to attend art exhibitions and, probably, this also ...