Some days seem to carry the weight of history far more than others and today is one of them.
Abraham Lincoln died having been shot the preceeding day at the theatre, The Titanic sank, McDonald's was founded, The Hillsborough disaster occured and Leonardo Da Vinci was born.
Da Vinci was a true polymath exceling at both Science and Art, something that I didn't have a lot of choice in having a Dr of Mathematics as a Father and an English teacher as a mother!
Leonardo Da Vinci for me is one of the greatest minds that lived and I would have very much liked to have had dinner with him a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. It is a shame he didn't dance really! I always like to think he is an example of talent rising, given that he was born out of wedlock.
Like many artists up until the 19th century he used lot of sepia, which was a lovely reddish brown. I've gone with this theme today wearing one of my "rust" or reddish brown dresses. Rita is a timeless design with a simple wide collar and buttons for details, the contrasting black belt breaks the dress up a bit.
Dress: Rita in Rust by Bettie Page Clothing
Shoes: Kurt Geiger
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