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Ithell Colquhoun

British surrealist painter and occult author, and the only significant biographer of S.L. MacGregor Mathers.


“The Bardic robe..disguises imperfections of figure: round shoulders, bosoms of unmodish size or shape...too-insistent buttocks, knock knees and bandy legs, all are mitigated in the merciful folds of the robe...but whatever the type of robe --soutane, sari, academic gown or Bardic wrap -- its effect is often destroyed by disillusioning shoes.”
Ithell Colquhoun
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