Assiut: Actresses and Dancing Ladies

The bohemian life. In the 1910’s and 1920’s, excess and fun, decadence and pleasure, the quest for riches and fame sculpted the taste of the wealthy, powerful, and famous.  During this era, actresses and dancing ladies posed for portraits, advertisements…

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Cleaning Vintage Textiles

Recently, I’ve been getting a lot of requests for detailed instructions for how to clean vintage assiut.  There are a few guidelines I would like to share with you, but I have to begin with a disclaimer.  Antique assiut can…

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Headdress: Show and Tell

About 10 years ago, I collaborated with a Bay Area belly dancer Celena, The Killer Ziller on a Hahbi’ru style costume.  She was a long-time co-conspirator with John Compton, the artistic director and beating heart of the troupe, and Celena…

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