By 1877, the bustle had diminished from the wire frames of earlier, to a small pad or nothing at all. The poufs in the skirts dropped to behind the knees. The bodices became long and smooth fitting…
The Victorian era was almost a century of fashion. In that time, ladies' Victorian hats grew from the large bonnet to the small bonnet, short hat to tall hat, plain to elaborately decorated. Keeping track of all the changes is no easy feat, as hat styles came and went every few years. Changes mimicked dress
Fashion plate, 1877, France.
Fashion exhibitions are proving to be successful opportunities for many museums all over the world, but they are also allowing many visitors to discover hidden gems surprisingly preserved in rarely opened archives. "A Century of Style: Costume and Colour 1800-1899",...
Date: 1877–82. Culture: European. Medium: silk. Credit Line: Gift of Aline Bernstein, 1937. Accession Number: C.I.37.61.1a, b. ...
Day Dress, ca. 1837 via Centraal Museum
The last Rate the Dress choice was frothy Edwardian frills in pastel hues. This week it’s frothy mid-19th century frills in sable-on-sable. One of the most common dislikes for the Hallee dress was the colour. Perhaps you’ll like black better? Last Week: a ca. 1900 afternoon dress by Hallee in lace and eu de nil Hallee dress was quite popular, as has been the case with most Edwardian froth on Rate the Dress. Some of you weren’t entirely sold on the colours, or the vertical lines (although the photo is rather misleading – the vertical inserts are totally symmetrical, some are just hidden in the folds). The Total: 8.5 out of 10 Not as good as the week before – as a couture piece, it wasn’t as good an example of its type as last week’s dressmaker’s creation. This week: a ca. 1850 mourning dress. This week’s Rate the Dress will be a little bit different. It’s a full dress, but one that is so dependent on the accompanying garments and accessories that it’s …
Dress 1879 Collection Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti
