Historical Figures

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun made the rich look beautiful, before and after the French Revolution. Now she has a show of her own at the Met.

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Transgender history can be tricky; to pin down, partly because so many trans people in history couldn't live openly. Even so, today we know of many awesome ...

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1865 – Sissi wearing an ball gown, believed to be created by Charles Frederick Worth, the most renowned dressmaker of the later half of the 19th century. Embroidered with precious stones and pearls, Sissi’s dress was made of white satin and tulle and is covered with thousands of silver foil stars shimmering throughout her dress. Sissi is crowned with her large braids, creating a natural diadem decorated with diamond edelweiss pins. The edelweiss was the emblematic flower of the Austrian…

The most famous paintings of Elisabeth by the genius Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873)

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As the world commemorates the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s tragic death, we look back at her best beauty moments—and the haircut that confirmed her place as an icon.

This Is How Closely Hollywood Actors Resemble The Historic People They Played