Gaijin geishas

gaijin is a Japanese word meaning anyone not Japanese

all photos c/o okinawa soba /gaijin geisha set from flick

(above miss phyliss dare, wearing kimono non-traditional reserved lapels)

(above 1920s, Philippines) 

(above evelyn nesbitt)

(above, France)

(above, India)

(above, Philippines)

(above, Prague)

(from Budapest)

(from Germany)

knitting, gjon mili, 1941

photos: gjon mili, 1941

these photos really highlight the talent & true handicraft of knitting, it is such a valuable skill, always be enormously proud you can knit & then teach someone else this creative outlet !

as soon as i can spare a free moment, i will post the rest of the diy companion tutorials for the knitting booklets, sorry it is knitting season, & i am only knitting, ever. are you knitting for someone from the good night, day: modern & minimalist knitting booklets, please share, i would love to see it on instagram! #goodnightdayknits #knittinggnd

1948, career girl, her life & problems

1948, portrait of a career girl, her life & problems, new york

from life 

studie-scoop, photos nina leen

photos nina leen, studie-scoop

aida overton walker, 1900s style

aida overton walker, performer (1880-1914)

Loïe Fuller

 Loïe Fuller, 1862-1928, pioneer of modern dance & theatrical lighting

source retronaut

photos c/o al vandenberg, 1970s

photos c/o al vandenberg, 1970s

hammersmith Palais, 1976

Jordan outside a sex shop, kings road

untitled, 1975

marcia pascal, 1800s

Marcia Pascal, late 1800s, half-Cherokee daughter of Col. Pascal.

also see: trail of tears

Onna-bugeisha aka female samuria, late 1800s

Onna-bugeisha aka female samuria, late 1800s

source, retronaut & wikipedia

portraits of teenage girls, 1947

portraits of teenage girls, 1947,

photos george skedding