Evening dress ca. 1860 From Kerry Taylor Auctions
Only for costumer order NOT READY TO WEAR this is a Victorian 1860 day dress, suitable for a day reception or for an afternoon courtesy visit. complete in ivory satin. jacket with small embroidered basque and v-neckline pagoda sleeves. wide skirt with pleated flounce on the bottom. all the embroideries and decorations are hand made especially for this dress, not ready to be applied. crepe shirt with small ruffles and embroidery. It can be realized in any size and color. It made entirely with artisan method. Warning: the crinoline is not included in the price. pay attention, before purchasing please contact me to check availability of fabric and processing time. Made in Italy, and remembers "Italians do it better"
Evening Dress 1855-1860 The FIDM Museum
The death of Mary Walkley sparked a firestorm of public outrage as a a horrified public learned of the conditions under which seamstresses lived and worked.
Day Dress c.1865 KCI
Only for costumer order NOT READY TO WEAR 1860s ballgown inspired by a dress by the Alexandre Vassiliev foundation. if you have to go to a ball at the palace, you can not go if you do not have this dress. bodice in ivory satin with golden lace and pink satin decorations. ivory satin skirt with pleated flounce on the bottom. skirt in ivory silk organza with printed and embroidered floral applications. Warning: the crinoline is not included in the price. pay attention, before purchasing please contact me to check availability of fabric and processing time. Made in Italy, and remembers "Italians do it better"
Girl’s Dress c.1860 United States Philadelphia Museum of Art
For Mom's 1863 Dress, I found a dress from the MET that will look fabulous on her! I also found in our stash fabrics that we can use for it!! Huzzah!!! Here it is! I love the purples and the fact that the bodice and skirt are different shades of purple. We only have 7 yards of the material for the skirt, so yeah for different materials in one dress!! Fabulous Purple MET dress The back is really pretty!! Mom's dress won't have the elliptical shape of this one as the cage crinoline is not elliptical. Mom's fabrics are very similar in color to the extant dress...but...the skirt in mom's will be the light purple and the bodice will be the darker wool. Close up of the texture of the light purple...the colors are wrong, but this gives you an idea of the fabrics! Can't wait to see this dress complete!! Mom will look fabulous!
Only for costumer order NOT READY TO WEAR this is a Victorian 1860 day dress, suitable for a day reception or for an afternoon courtesy visit. blue moire jacket with metal gray silk profiles. Embroidery and applications in silk thread. light blouse with small rouche tulle. wide skirt in moire blu with blue faille edge. profiles of gray silk. It can be realized in any size and color. It made entirely with artisan method. Warning: the crinoline is not included in the price. pay attention, before purchasing please contact me to check availability of fabric and processing time. Made in Italy, and remembers "Italians do it better"
Only for costumer order NOT READY TO WEAR this is a Victorian 1860 day dress, suitable for a day reception or for an afternoon courtesy visit. complete in ivory satin. jacket with small embroidered basque and v-neckline pagoda sleeves. wide skirt with pleated flounce on the bottom. all the embroideries and decorations are hand made especially for this dress, not ready to be applied. crepe shirt with small ruffles and embroidery. It can be realized in any size and color. It made entirely with artisan method. Warning: the crinoline is not included in the price. pay attention, before purchasing please contact me to check availability of fabric and processing time. Made in Italy, and remembers "Italians do it better"
Once I had my underpinnings set I decided to make the skirt, so I could be sure that when my bodice was constructed it would fit over all of the skirt layers and still be able to close at the waist…
Last week you LOVED the 1950’s festive party frock. I’ve never seen so many 10/10 in one post! Alas, just enough of you were party poopers to make our frock miss out on a perfect belle of the ball rating, but it still managed a very popular 9.3 out of 10. Since I’m focusing on wedding dresses this week on the blog, what better way to celebrate it than by rating a wedding dress? Not one from 1911 though – we’ve done quite a few frocks from that era lately, and the focus on 1911 dresses might taint your vote. So instead I’ve picked an 1860s froock. This dress from the Met is the epitome of wedding dresses. It’s WHITE, it’s BIG, it’s RUFFLY. It’s even got a faux-pannier effect (do you remember being little and drawing wedding dresses and they always had split fronts with panniered poofs?) If ever a 1940s costume designer wanted inspiration for an 1860s wedding dress, it would have been their holy grail. It’s not all typical bridal froth though. …
Dress consisting of a bodice, skirt and belt made of silk, Great Britain, ca. 1862
Jean-Francois Portaels "The Yellow Butterfly" In the mid-1860s, rosette belts became fashionable. During the '50s, the waistlines tended to be dropped and pointed in the center. Thus, belts didn't work very well with those styles. But by the mid-60s, waistlines had risen and straightened out and belts were once again in style! It's fun to see the various types of rosette belts that were created. Some were of a solid contrasting color to the dress. Some were of the dress fabric itself. And some were quite fancy - being adorned with stripes, edging, buttons or even stars! It's been fun to make rosette belts for myself and my family. I'm always amazed at how a simple dress can become really sharp looking with just the addition of a nice rosette belt! I've even had fun using my rosette belts for my modern outfits too. This are a few of my favorite 1860s outfits that include the original belt. A rosette belt made with self-fabric and edged with velvet The Barrington House Collection Another self-fabric belt with edging FIDM Museum S94.661.5A-D Follow the link to see close-ups - This belt is made from two fabrics and lace! ca. 1865 Day Dress Oh fun - even the wrappers can have rosette belts! ca. 1869 The Charleston Museum Ball dresses could have rosette belts too! Isabel Alvarez Montes Of course, it's always fun to see the rosette belts in "real life" as well. Here are some lovely photographs showing rosette belts. Two girls with self-fabric rosette belts Seen on eBay Rosette Belt with Stars Seen on eBay And this one is from my collection! So what does one look like in real life? Well, here are some pictures of my mom and I wearing them. And just for fun, here's one I wore recently on a modern dress!! See? Victorian fashions are still in style! So if you've decided you need one for yourself, check out the ones in my shop!
Dress 1862-1864 The McCord Museum
Bustles, crinolines, corsets, and by the end of the century, leg o' mutton sleeves. Meet 1800's fashion. When everyday photography began in the 1850's, the silhouettes for women were big below the waist (sometimes too big to get through doorways!) and fitted above the waist. Take a look at some of these amazing dresses (and fabrics) from the 1850's - 1890's.
Evening dress, ca. 1860. Kerry Taylor Auctions, via Fripperies & Fobs .
Only for costumer order NOT READY TO WEAR 1860s ballgown inspired by a dress by the Alexandre Vassiliev foundation. if you have to go to a ball at the palace, you can not go if you do not have this dress. bodice in ivory satin with golden lace and pink satin decorations. ivory satin skirt with pleated flounce on the bottom. skirt in ivory silk organza with printed and embroidered floral applications. Warning: the crinoline is not included in the price. pay attention, before purchasing please contact me to check availability of fabric and processing time. Made in Italy, and remembers "Italians do it better"
Day dress 1860s The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
