Visiting dress, late 1860's, Augusta Auctions
I mean, why wouldn't you want to wear a hat made from perfumed animal grease?
1865 Portrait of Countess Anna von Hallwyl by Boutibonne. Dress is by W. W. Ullberg & Comp.
This print is from a vintage godey's bk. In the Fifties Hoops Displaced Crinoline & it is entitled 'Will He Never Come?'
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What are your numbers? Just in case you’re curious: these are my measurements. This set of measurements is 100% natural, sans support garments. Any corsets, bras, or girdles I don will alter …
A fabulous gown from mids 1870s. Love this era and its fashion!
Velvet Trimmed Day Dress, ca. 1850-55 via Europeana Fashion
Ciao, ecco un abito da ballo del 1861 (realizzato nel 2014)composto da corpino e gonna. La scollatura e la gonna sono arricchiti da ruches in tulle di cotone avorio e fiori di seta. Spero vi piaccia, Alessandro HI everybody, here a ball gown from 1861 (done in 2014) divided in two pieces, bodice and skirt. The décolleté and the edge of the skirt are enrich with a cotton tulle ruches and silk flower. Hope you like it! Alessandro 1861 ball gown done in 2014 1861 bodice detail done in 2014 1861 back bodice detail done in 2014
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Of all the devices aimed at the retraint of womanhood the cage crinoline is the most elaborate. The huge crinoline served to extentuate the constrained waist, keep men at arm's length and give shelter from the elements to children and pets.
Ball Gown 1865 Wien Museum
The terms “Bustle Era” and “Bustle Dress” are often tossed around indiscriminately with the vague idea that it describes a dress from 1870 through 1890 or thereabouts. Well,…
Dress c.1850 United States Philadelphia Museum of Art
For this post, I am focusing mainly on the Mid to Late Victorian Era (1855-1901). However, there are tricks for all eras and I will be covering them soon! Corsets are an essential part of almost an…
I’m always reluctant to post ‘Rate the Dress’ images which feature very well known people as I’m afraid that our pre-concieved attitudes towards historical notables sometimes colour our assessment of their clothes. I’m not sure how much of that played into the rating of Marie Antoinette in hunting attire last week, because the most overwhelming response was the one I didn’t expect: total and utter boredom. Sure, it rated a 7.3 out of 10, but most of you couldn’t even be bothered to rate the dress. I do think I should start subtracting a point from any Rate the Dress that collects less than 25 votes, because 6.3 is probably a better reflection of total indifference! Anyway, onwards, and upwards, hopefully to much more interesting frocks! This dress has fascinated me ever since I first came across it, and I thought that the Historical Sew Fortnightly ‘Squares, Rectangles, & Triangles‘ challenge was the perfect opportunity to rate it. For all its elaborateness, the tiers of ruffles in the skirt are just rectangles, and the stripes …
Skirt c.1850-1860 United States Mint Museum
Womens Dresses from 1850's to 1880's. About 1/10 of the photo's from a disc I bought at a Civil War Re-enactment
