From the book "A Century of Fashion" by Jean-Philippe Worth, 1928.
1890s sleeve supports via The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art In the 1890s, the bustle went out of style for good. What did came into style instead were massive "leg o'mutton"...
How Wearing a Corset Affects You and Your Clothes We’ve all heard the horror stories and seen the illustrations of how our corsets supposedly squish our bodies, but what about the ways in whi…
Can you tell I really am enamoured with this dress movement? A recap, the dress movement was entirely intertwined with the Pre-Raphaelite art movement, and several people feel it was begun by Rossetti himself. First, a wonderful article on the aesthetic / dress reform movement. The images include this beauty:And also fascinating, an example of underwear that might have been worn with aesthetic dress: And blast it all...I just noticed this exhibit was at the Ohio State University...only about an hour from where I live. Too bad I didn't know about aesthetic dress in 2000. :(I also love this image of three women in aesthetic dress. Their dresses appear to be worn with corsets, but they do have the romantic silhouette:But this is perhaps the most beautiful aesthetic dress I've seen yet: The article accompanying the gown describes it as "made from moss green velvet, and has a blue central panel with smocking; a popular feature of aesthetic dress. The dress is made from very natural looking colours, and the moss green with the central splash of blue almost resembles a forest with waterfall." Here's a beautiful aesthetic dress made by Holley Gene Leffler And another period piece featured on Flickr: I really must make an aesthetic dress sometime!!
A look into La Belle Époque Edwardian fashion from silhouette to accessories.
Heavy corded silk wedding dress with paste and pearl embroidery
Butterick 3273; 1964; Costume for Children and Misses'. (A) Fitted bodice with leg o'mutton sleeves joins contrasting, slightly A-line, ruffled skirt. Lace trim. (B) Bodice with scooped neckline and short, elasticized puffed sleeves has contrasting corselet and bustle. Matching hat. (C) Gathered skirt has matching sash and elasticized pantaloons. Previously issued in the 1950s as 6342. Reissued in the 1970s as 5980. Misses' version reissued in 2001 as Butterick 3187 and P476. 22 Curtis Size 14,
Vintage antique 1980s victorian inspired gown, cameo collar, leg-o-mutton sleeves, layers of lace bustle your hem if wished lovely lace and tulle Size 4/6 more pictures on fb:
Vintage antique 1970s victorian inspired gown, cameo collar, leg-o-mutton sleeves, layers of lace bustle your hem if wished lovely lace and tulle Size 4/6 more pictures on fb: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.608618181273042&type=3
Victorian 2 pc walking suit , full skirt , tailored bodice top, made of black printed fine cotton flannel . Detailed bodice , bustle skirt , very nice
