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  • Zone front gown from The Duchess.
I’m going to Vienna this weekend and I plan to do some fabric shopping. I would really love to buy something similar to the solid-blue fabric of the bodice and underskirt. The first time I saw it I thought it was some kind of corduroy but then I read somewhere that it’s most likely silk. I am not so good at distinguishing the subtle differences between types of silk so I would really really need some help here.
What do you guys think? Please leave your answers in the ask box. THANK YOU <3

    Zone front gown from The Duchess.

    I’m going to Vienna this weekend and I plan to do some fabric shopping. I would really love to buy something similar to the solid-blue fabric of the bodice and underskirt. The first time I saw it I thought it was some kind of corduroy but then I read somewhere that it’s most likely silk. I am not so good at distinguishing the subtle differences between types of silk so I would really really need some help here.

    What do you guys think? Please leave your answers in the ask box. THANK YOU <3


  • #18th century      #used in movie      #1780s      #1790s      #zone front      #robe a l'anglaise      




    November 25, 2010

    2 years ago





  • fuckyeahvictorians:

stellar-raven:

Charlotte Corday (1860) by Paul Jacques Aime Baudry.


Oh I know the painting is a bit creepy. Her dress is absolutely wonderful though.

    fuckyeahvictorians:

    stellar-raven:

    Charlotte Corday (1860) by Paul Jacques Aime Baudry.

    Oh I know the painting is a bit creepy. Her dress is absolutely wonderful though.


  • #painting      #zone front      #18th century      #robe a l'anglaise      #1780s      




    May 23, 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      




    May 5, 2010

    3 years ago





  • Self-Portrait with a Harp by Rose-Adelaide Ducreux, ca. 1790

    Self-Portrait with a Harp by Rose-Adelaide Ducreux, ca. 1790


  • #painting      #18th century      #1790s      #zone front      #robe a la turque      




    April 4, 2010

    3 years ago





  • The Stolen Kiss by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, late 1780s

    The Stolen Kiss by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, late 1780s


  • #painting      #18th century      #1780s      #zone front      #robe a l'anglaise      




    April 2, 2010

    3 years ago





  • 18thcentury:

exxmachina:

Madame Bergeret by Francois Boucher. 18th century.


beautiful dress!

    18thcentury:

    exxmachina:

    Madame Bergeret by Francois Boucher. 18th century.

    beautiful dress!


  • #18th century      #painting      #robe a la francaise      #robe a l'anglaise      #zone front      #1750s      




    March 30, 2010

    3 years ago





  • The Scarlet Pimpernel, c. 1792

    The Scarlet Pimpernel, c. 1792


  • #18th century      #movie still      #1790s      #zone front      #robe a l'anglaise      




    March 18, 2010

    3 years ago





  • Jane Maxwell Duchess of Gordon by George Romney, 1778

    Jane Maxwell Duchess of Gordon by George Romney, 1778


  • #painting      #18th century      #robe a l'anglaise      #zone front      #1770s      




    March 17, 2010

    3 years ago







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