White embroidered chemisette; abstract leaf design with trailing vine and cutwork leaves and circles in stem, satin, and buttonhole stitching; collar with deep points …
Day dress in two parts consisting of bodice with peplum and skirt and collar with double ruffle in white muslin. All apparel embroidery are made with fine silk soutache and black wire. The neck, black faille's bow-tie era: 1855 Costume designed by Piero Tosi, made by Tailoring Tirelli Costumi in 1993 and worn by Mia Fothergill in the film Storia di una Capinera, directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Prizes: David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon 1994 1995. Detail
Before the Civil War, popular Elegant Victorian dresses were not just several feet wide and many layers think, but there were different dresses for dinner, evening, carriage rides and beyond.
Would you like to see the beautiful thing I was given for Christmas? This is a masquerade locket from 1850. My friend Eve was in town this past summer on a buying trip for Maloy’s Jewelry Wor…
These vintage photos are tintypes and daguerreotypes taken between 1840s to 1860s. Of course they came in black and white but someone took it upon himself to hand-tint the photos, and the result is incredible. “She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they…
Godey's magazine v.56 1858 Jan-Jun.
What is crinoline? A brief history of the crinoline cage. Telling the differences between the different dress enhancers.
By Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (?)
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Le Monde Elégant 1858 July
