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  • theniftyfifties:

1950’s Dior

    theniftyfifties:

    1950’s Dior

    (via latinamericana)


  • #20th century      #1950s      #photograph      




    April 19, 2011

    2 years ago





  • 
Downtown Abbey, 1910s. Need to see this urgently!

    Downtown Abbey, 1910s. Need to see this urgently!


  • #20th century      #1910s      #movie still      




    February 22, 2011

    2 years ago





  • Not late 1910s (more like 1912-1913), but gorgeous nonetheless.
Movie still from Downtown Abbey.

    Not late 1910s (more like 1912-1913), but gorgeous nonetheless.

    Movie still from Downtown Abbey.


  • #20th century      #evening dress      #1910s      #movie still      #used in movie      




    2 years ago





  • My favourite yet, evening dress by the Callot Soeurs, 1915-16.

    My favourite yet, evening dress by the Callot Soeurs, 1915-16.


  • #20th century      #1910s      #evening dress      #extant      




    2 years ago





  • Corset, 1915-1917

    Corset, 1915-1917


  • #20th century      #extant      #1910s      #corset      #undergarment      




    2 years ago





  • 
Onto the second part of the request: late 1910s.
Evening dress, 1915-16.

    Onto the second part of the request: late 1910s.

    Evening dress, 1915-16.


  • #20th century      #evening dress      #lace      #1910s      #extant      




    2 years ago





  • Dramatic 30s’ backs.

    Dramatic 30s’ backs.


  • #1930s      #20th century      #extant      #evening dress      




    2 years ago





  • Morning suits and hats, 1936-37

    Morning suits and hats, 1936-37


  • #20th century      #menswear      #extant      #1930s      




    2 years ago





  • hannahwouldwearthis:

omgthatdress:

1930s purse via The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

there is a person. on this bag. hannah wants little figures of people on all of her bags. then she will name them and make them talk to each other.

    hannahwouldwearthis:

    omgthatdress:

    1930s purse via The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    there is a person. on this bag. hannah wants little figures of people on all of her bags. then she will name them and make them talk to each other.


  • #20th century      #accessory      #1930s      #extant      




    February 21, 2011

    2 years ago





  • 

Ways to wear a 1932-34 evening dress. Also, the best things about this decade were the exposed backs.

    Ways to wear a 1932-34 evening dress. Also, the best things about this decade were the exposed backs.


  • #20th century      #1930s      #extant      #evening dress      




    2 years ago





  • 
I know this dress is so overrated but really now… the draping! Enough said.

    I know this dress is so overrated but really now… the draping! Enough said.


  • #20th century      #1930s      #used in movie      #movie still      




    2 years ago





  • 
Lingerie, ca.1930s
The mythical griffin is incorporated in the drawnwork decoration.  Griffins, a creature with characteristics of both the lion and eagle,  were the guardians of treasure and the divine in legend. Designers were  faced with a constant demand for novelty and sophistication that their  wealthy clients expected, even in their underpinnings. The original  owner of this lingerie set, Millicent Rogers, is known for her  particular penchant to choose the most interesting and often unusual  clothing and accessories, which as seen here, includes her lingerie.
“Oh beware of the griffin, the guardian of my treasure!”, she said batting her eyelashes.
Hilarious, really.

    Lingerie, ca.1930s

    The mythical griffin is incorporated in the drawnwork decoration. Griffins, a creature with characteristics of both the lion and eagle, were the guardians of treasure and the divine in legend. Designers were faced with a constant demand for novelty and sophistication that their wealthy clients expected, even in their underpinnings. The original owner of this lingerie set, Millicent Rogers, is known for her particular penchant to choose the most interesting and often unusual clothing and accessories, which as seen here, includes her lingerie.

    “Oh beware of the griffin, the guardian of my treasure!”, she said batting her eyelashes.

    Hilarious, really.


  • #20th century      #lingerie      #1930s      #extant      #lace      




    2 years ago





  • Evening gloves, c.1930

    Evening gloves, c.1930


  • #20th century      #extant      #accessory      #1930s      




    2 years ago





  • Lanvin dress in “Lanvin blue”, fall-winter 1934-35

This particular shade of blue is known as “Lanvin blue.”  The shade was  one of the many designer colors which Lanvin had produced in her dye  factory in Nanterre, France.  The color could not be reproduced and  therefore was never subjected to reproduction as was many of the  designer garments in this period where design theft was rampant.  As  with many of Lanvin’s creations, this garment shows historical  representation.  Its loose style and sleeve design are directly  mimicking of the houppelande worn by men and women in the 14th and 15th  centuries.

    Lanvin dress in “Lanvin blue”, fall-winter 1934-35

    This particular shade of blue is known as “Lanvin blue.” The shade was one of the many designer colors which Lanvin had produced in her dye factory in Nanterre, France. The color could not be reproduced and therefore was never subjected to reproduction as was many of the designer garments in this period where design theft was rampant. As with many of Lanvin’s creations, this garment shows historical representation. Its loose style and sleeve design are directly mimicking of the houppelande worn by men and women in the 14th and 15th centuries.


  • #20th century      #1930s      #extant      #evening dress      




    2 years ago





  • omgthatdress:

Hat ca. 1943 via The Meadow Brook Hall Historic Costume Collection

Squee.

    omgthatdress:

    Hat ca. 1943 via The Meadow Brook Hall Historic Costume Collection

    Squee.


  • #20th century      #hat      #extant      #1940s      




    February 2, 2011

    2 years ago





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