hats and laces

Robe à la Française c.1750

(The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York)

Princess Albert de Broglie by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1853

bygoneyears:

Miss Sarah Brooke

1890s

Chemise à la Reine popularized by Marie Antoinette.

Still from the 2005 movie.

Sargent Madame by Paul Poirson, 1885

bygoneyears:

The White Duchess by Francisco de Goya, 1795

Oh the hair! And the little dog! the 18th century is so much fun really.

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historiful:

Norman Hartnell evening dress, 1924. 

Dress 1750-75

A Morning Walk by John Singer Sargent, 1888

Corset, 1895–1905

The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

historicalfashion:

dearluanna:

atrandomlatenight:

my-ear-trumpet:

stellar-raven:

Preparing for the Ball (Date unknown) by Franz Xaver Simm (1853-1918).

Oh my gosh, I love it.

It’s hard not to reblog this!

mistresanimales:

Vestido de paseo con spencer (chaqueta corta), cuerpo interior y falda, inglés, 1817-20. La influencia militar es clara en los adornos.

Attempting to translate that: Walking dress with spencer (short jacket), lining and skirt, English, 1817-20. The military influence is obvious in the ornaments.