ilikeoldthings:

Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione 1837-99 (La Castiglione.) She was the mistress of Emperor Napoleon III and the one of the earliest known “models.” 

…But really, how could she walk in that?! The ginormous hoop skirt on that contraption must weigh half a tonne alone!

(via honeyed)

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