1800's Princesses

<n>Sketches of Cherubim</n> by <n>Viktor Vasnetsov</n> for the cathedral in Kyiv, 1893.

<n>The Two Crowns</n>, a 1900 painting by <n>Sir Frank Dicksee</n>.

American contortionist and dancer <n>La Sylphe</n>, known for her serpentine dances.

Promotional photo for the play <n>Der zerbrochne Krug</n> at <n>Theater Freiburg</n>. Photo by <n>Maurice Korbel</n>.

A look from <n>Dilara Findikoglu</n>'s Spring 2017 collection.

<n>First Sight</n> featuring <n>rosemary</n>, directed by <n>Elise Jonke</n>. Photo by <n>KP</n>.

A look from the <n>Dilara Findikoglu</n> Wedding Collection, 2020, modeled by <n>Lily McMenamy</n>. Photo by <n>Casper Sejersen</n>.

Looks from the <n>Simone Rocha Spring/Summer 2020 Collection</n>.

A still of the character <n>Ka'kwet</n> from the television series <n>Anne with an E</n>.

<n>Deepika Padukone</n> for <n>Tanishq</n>'s <n>Jewels of Royalty</n> collection, 2017. Photo by <n>Tarun Vishwa</n>.

A gown from the <n>Alexander McQueen</n> Fall/Winter 2006 collection.

<n>Empress Maria Feodorovna</n> wearing the <n>Romanov Sapphire Suite</n> in a portrait by <n>Konstantin Makovsky</n>, 1885.

The photograph <n>Circle of Witches</n>, taken at Vassar in 1923.

<n>Le Vertige</n> (1903) by <n>Hubert-Denis Etcheverry</n>.

<n>Christian Lacroix</n> F/W 2009 haute couture wedding ensemble from the <n>Heavenly Bodies</n> exhibition.

Students at <n>Vassar College</n> in 1895.

Detail from <n>Anton Raphael Mengs</n>'s 1765 painting, <n>María Luisa of Parma, Princess of Asturias</n>.

<n>English needlework lace</n>, c. 1640-70. Photo by the <n>Victoria and Albert Museum, London</n>.

<n>Unicorn</n> by artist <n>Betty Jiang</n>.

<n>Jeune fille de face</n> (1899) by <n>Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola</n>.

Peruvian singer <n>Yma Sumac</n> in an elaborate <n>Incan-inspired</n> embroidered cape.

<n>The dance of the nymphs</n> (1903) by French artist <n>Édouard Bisson</n>.