
Lynn Burgess
@lynnburgess
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Knitter and crocheter. Reader. Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, 3rd generation Cub fan, lifelong Democrat, and damn proud of all of it.
Oak Lawn, IL
Joined April 2009
Calebβs dog Supa has been greeting the customers this afternoon
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From #BergdorfGoodman, c.1935, #frockingFabulous is seeing spots! This is such a merry dress. #fashionhistory via the Met.
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In the 1980s, LeVar Burton walked onto a set, opened his script, and froze. A line written for his character wasnβt just bad β it reduced him to a caricature. Burton set the script down and told the director: βThis is not happening.β The room went silent. A young Black actor
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"When someone would ask me why I knew so much about baseball, I would say, 'Well, I played pro ball for a number of years.' They would say, 'Oh, you mean softball?'. I would look them in the eye and say, 'No, I mean baseball.'" Lavonne "Pepper" Davis
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This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this yellow chiffon dress embellished with orange, yellow, and brown beads. Dating to the second half of the decade, the dress is also decorated with lace and a floral tassel detail on the right hip. @TFCatUNT collection. #fashionhistory
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This #frockingfabulous beadnet dress is from Egypt, c.2551β2528 B.C. Itβs the earliest surviving example of its type and was reassembled from 7,000 beads found in an undisturbed burial site. The beadnet was originally a dazzling blue and blue green. Via MFA Boston.
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Vacation dreams, 1950-style⦠These vivid orange coordinates by Carolyn Schnurer come from her 1950 Flight to India collection, now in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Schnurer was a pioneer of American sportswear, designing for the active modern woman.
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After years of anticipation, careful planning, and pinpoint astronomical timing, Leonardo Sens succeeded in taking this extraordinary photograph
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There is a timeless quality to this dress. It could be Calvin Klein in the 1990s but on fact shimmied its sequins in the late #1920s, electric blue and sheer and devastatingly chic @phxart #fashionhistory ποΈπͺ‘
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OMG i did it!! After years of waiting! I got the shot iv always wanted. This magical tree Tunnel in fall,I just love the Autumn colours π My favourite time of the year is here. I really hope you like it! Let me know β€οΈ
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