hats and laces

American dress, 1874–75

GOD I adore this!

Evening dress, 1865

Day suit, 1911–13

Robe, mid-18th century

Day dress, ca. 1857

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Day Dress | c. 1753

I want a replica of this so badly!

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Opera Gown | c. 1885

Perfection. 

Indeed! Would you mind telling me where is this housed?

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Afternoon Dress | c. 1865

Wow this is perfect!

Afternoon dress, 1880

As you may have noticed from the recent lack of posts, I think I have lost much of my interest in blogging. I decided to learn how to sew and hopefully I will sometime in the future be able to create sartorial gems and not just stare in awe at them. I am currently trying to find something which could make me excited about coming back to this blog. You will all notice if that happens. Until then, the frequency of posts is most likely to steadily decrease. I will not delete whattheywore so everyone can still enjoy the archive if they want. A big thanks for each one of the followers! <3

Stockings, 1880-1890

“Partie Fine” dress by Christian Dior, spring/summer 1951.

(I got an anonymous request for 1940s and 1950s evening gowns, hence the many posts dedicated to these recently. Hope you guys don’t mind.)

Would wear this to my prom!

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1956 Coffee Talk (by myvintagevogue)

Beachwear featured in LIFE Magazine, 1941.

Evening coat for the Autumn 1937 collection by Elsa Schiaparelli inspired by two drawings of Jean Cocteau.