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September 30, 2008

eBay Tuesday: Harlequin Romance

There were several playful harlequin prints seen in the recent Spring 2009 collections, so here are some diamond-printed muses for your perusal, along with some fabulously clowny auctions currently featured on eBay:
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(1st 2 pics) Moschino 2009 RTW, (2nd set) Marni 2009 RTW
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(L to R) 1962 3 Harlequins print by Margaret Keane ($4.75), Mid-Century ceramic lamp by Arabia of Finland ($174.42), 1980s cotton knit sequin embellished top ($46.00), 1960s enameled pin signed "Babylon" ($9.99)
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A Vivienne Westwood look from the 1990s, Goldfrapp's Seventh Tree Tour 2008, The Masked Ball by Edward Halouze c.1920, Givenchy c.1999.
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French chanteuse Chantal Goya in 1980, Fabuit illustration c.1914, Japanese 1950s ballerina wall hanging ($9.99), Picasso's Harlequin c.1901
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A mod suit c.1969, vintage goat throw rug ($1,800), Anna Pavlova and Laurent Novikoff of the Ballet Russe c.1920s, Siouxsie Sioux c.late 1970s.
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Kristen Dunst modelling Miu Miu's 2008 Harlequin collection, Harlequin and Harlequina of Nymphenburg porcelain c.1759, Eden Moppet print c.1960s ($7.99), Yves St. Laurent couture c.1979
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Freddie Mercury of Queen in 1977, Georges Barbier's Harlequin's Kiss c.1920s, Siouxsie Sioux in the 1980s, decorative shelf-sitters from the 1950s ($14.00)

And check out the legendary Siouxsie Sioux sporting harlequin chic in her 1981 video for Happy House here. Enjoy!

Photos:
slowdive (Siouxie), Corbis, untiedundone.com (Siouxsie) Melanie Martina Klein (Goldfrapp on Flickr), MetMuseum.org, home114 on 1stdibs.com

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