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  • Yellow silk taffeta robe a la Francaise, 1760
Kyoto Costume Institute

    Yellow silk taffeta robe a la Francaise, 1760

    Kyoto Costume Institute


  • #extant      #18th century      #robe a la francaise      #1760s      




    May 8, 2010

    3 years ago





  • yeoldefashion:

Worth Court Gown, 1888.

    yeoldefashion:

    Worth Court Gown, 1888.


  • #extant      #19th century      #victorian      #1880s      #court      




    May 7, 2010

    3 years ago





  • tea-and-whimsy:

Evening dress, by Balenciaga. Silk taffeta. France, 1955.

    tea-and-whimsy:

    Evening dress, by Balenciaga. Silk taffeta. France, 1955.


  • #extant      #20th century      #1950s      #evening gown      




    May 5, 2010

    3 years ago





  • Mary Lady Kent by Joshua Reynolds, 1777

    Mary Lady Kent by Joshua Reynolds, 1777


  • #painting      #18th century      #robe a l'anglaise      #zone front      




    3 years ago





  • historicalfashion:

Edwardian

    historicalfashion:

    Edwardian


  • #photograph      #20th century      #1900s      #edwardian      




    3 years ago





  • Shoe and Stocking, 1870-90
Kyoto Costume Institute

    Shoe and Stocking, 1870-90

    Kyoto Costume Institute


  • #extant      #19th century      #victorian      #accessory      #shoes      #1870s      #1880s      




    May 4, 2010

    3 years ago





  • Robe de stylec.1923
The following fragment is from a very interesting article about this particular dress:

If you looked closely at the date, you may have been surprised to see  that this dress is dated to c.1923. Popular images of 1920s dress focus  primarily on the classic “flapper” dress—a very short sleeveless shift  dress with fringe or beading. The robe de style was also popular during  the twenties, though it was thought to be a classic and somewhat safe  choice. It was considered appropriate for women of all ages, from  debutante to matron. The flapper shift was more cutting-edge and was  marketed towards stylistically younger and more fashion conscious women.

(FIDM Museum)

    Robe de style
    c.1923

    The following fragment is from a very interesting article about this particular dress:

    If you looked closely at the date, you may have been surprised to see that this dress is dated to c.1923. Popular images of 1920s dress focus primarily on the classic “flapper” dress—a very short sleeveless shift dress with fringe or beading. The robe de style was also popular during the twenties, though it was thought to be a classic and somewhat safe choice. It was considered appropriate for women of all ages, from debutante to matron. The flapper shift was more cutting-edge and was marketed towards stylistically younger and more fashion conscious women.

    (FIDM Museum)


  • #extant      #20th century      #1920s      




    3 years ago





  • Regency Wedding Dresses

    Regency Wedding Dresses


  • #extant      #19th century      #regency      #wedding dress      #empire waistline      




    May 3, 2010

    3 years ago





  • If you could go back in time

    which era would you choose?




  • 3 years ago





  • Alfred Stevens, After the Ball, 1874

    Alfred Stevens, After the Ball, 1874


  • #painting      #19th century      #victorian      #1870s      #ball gown      




    3 years ago





  • historicalfashion:

Mrs. Hugh Bonfoy by Reynolds, 1754

    historicalfashion:

    Mrs. Hugh Bonfoy by Reynolds, 1754


  • #painting      #18th century      #1750s      #robe a la francaise      




    April 29, 2010

    3 years ago





  • Because you all seem to love corsets:



I give you the predecessor of corset: Stays 
European, late 18th century.
(thanks mantua-maker for pointing out the error!)

    Because you all seem to love corsets:

    I give you the predecessor of corset: Stays

    European, late 18th century.

    (thanks mantua-maker for pointing out the error!)


  • #extant      #18th century      #stays      #undergarment      




    3 years ago





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  • April 28, 2010

    3 years ago





  • The Empress Eugénie by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. 1854
Metropolitan Museum of Art

    The Empress Eugénie by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. 1854

    Metropolitan Museum of Art


  • #painting      #19th century      #1850s      #victorian      #crinoline      




    April 27, 2010

    3 years ago





  • mistresanimales:

Los tiempos de oro del polisón, y del primer modisto: Charles Frederick Worth
fuckyeahvictorians:

House of Worth Dress, 1885

    mistresanimales:

    Los tiempos de oro del polisón, y del primer modisto: Charles Frederick Worth

    fuckyeahvictorians:

    House of Worth Dress, 1885


  • #extant      #bustle dress      #19th century      #victorian      #1880s      #1885 the greatest year      




    April 26, 2010

    3 years ago





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