Ladies' clothing of the early 1800s featured a high waistline called Empire and employed the use of soft, lightweight fabrics. Later Romantic style included large sleeves and decorated hems.
About this time last year I became slightly obsessed (as I do) with the early 20th century bicorne and tricorn hat revival. Naturally that meant I made one!
I’ve never done a sewing plans post before but with the year ahead already starting to fill-up event-wise I thought it might be useful for me to have it all laid out in one post. This is goin…
Day dress ca. 1900 From the Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti via Europeana Fashion
The 1890s through 1905 is part of the late Victorian fashion era, otherwise known as the Gibson Girl era. This was the time for the two-piece skirt and blouse set to emerge with style. Dana Gibson created the iconic Gibson Girl look with extra-wide puffy sleeve blouses paired with a curved corseted waist, a-line skirts,
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Princess Maria Grigoryevna Rayevskaya, was the daughter of Grigory Grigoryevich Gagarin and Sophia Andreyevna. She married Mikhail Nikolayevich Rayevsky. She was a maid-of-honour at the imperial court and a member of the Order of St Catherine. [State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg - Oil on canvas, 125 x 89 cm]
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Portrait of Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, late 1890s in a dress with a swiss waist/swiss belt/corselet/corselet waist.
By the mid 1890s, the gigot sleeve trend was in full bloom and while perhaps not as extreme as the sleeves found on day dresses, it did exert an influence on evening dresses. The above are just som…
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After looking back, it’s time to look ahead! As usual, my most concrete plans have to do with events, and everything else is a bit less defined. Firstly, 1895! I’ll be going to Bath in …
A Tiny Bit of Historical Hair Care for the Modern Woman Young Teenage Girl with Sausage Curls, circa 1860 I have very greasy hair and always have. It’s also fine, but dry at the ends, so I ha…
Lady with her Kitten in a Saloon. Oil on canvas. Relined. 84 x 49,5cm. Signed lower left: Conrad Kiesel Df. Framed.
King Edward reigned from 1901 to 1910, marking those nine years as the historic Edwardian Era. In terms of fashion, however, the "Edwardian Era" goes from roughly 1890 to the start of WWI in 1914, though many extend it to 1919. In France, the era of 1895-1914 was referred to as La Belle Époque --
Rare snapshots - some featuring model and actress Evelyn Nesbit - have been revitalised by careful processing
Today, be thankful. (Arizona migrant family, 1940.)
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (nicknamed “Sisi” or “Sissi”) became so when she married Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1854. Originally Bavarian royalty, she was known for her beau…
The last group! 1888: House of Balmain. "The inspiration for this dress was a design created by Worth for the Empress Elizabeth of Austria. Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837-1898) was the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph (1830-1916). She was known for her keen fashion sense as well as strict health and beauty regimen." 1889: Marron. 1890: Georgette Renal. "This dress was inspired by a design by Redfern. British-born designer John Redfern opened his salon in the English seaport town of Cowes. As the house's popularity grew in Britain, it was expanded to the United States, and later Paris in 1891 under the design direction of John Poynter. After years of success Redfern was "By Royal Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen and H.R.H. The Princess of Wales" in 1888. After Redfern's death the house continued under the direction of Poynter, becoming a member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture." 1892: Germain Lecomte. "The inspiration for this dress came from a painting by Leon Bonnat (1833-1922)." 1894: Fourrures Max 1896: Bruyere. "Though the exact garment is not known, the inspiration for this dress came from a design by Jacques Doucet (1853-1929)." 1900: Calixte. 1902: Robert Piguet. 1903: Canada Furs 1904: Louis O'Rossen. 1906: Elsa Schiaparelli. So, which one is your favorite? I'm rather in love with 1902, but I do also like 1867, 1788, and 1762.
Oil on canvas; 79.1x51.8 cm.
