Fashion plate, 1883 France, Journal des Demoiselles
February ballgowns, 1875 England, The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine
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Dress 1885 The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Visiting Dress 1867 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Two-piece dress of Prussian blue and ivory corded silk. Fitted jacket bodice, blue, trimmed at bottom with blue and white knotted net and tassels; high round neck trimmed with ruching; at neck and on sleeve fronts, insertions of ivory silk edged with flat blue tabs. Blue skirt, elaborately trimmed with buttons, piping, net and tassels, ruchings, pleatings and tabs; bustle and short train. Label on tape inside bodice: "John J. Stevens, Importer and dealer in Paris modes / 282 Washington Street / Boston"
January fashions for women and girls, 1874 England, The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine
Hail the Victorious Parasol
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Turning Coats and Staring at the Seams The interiors of antique garments are somewhat of a mystery, yet the hidden innards of a piece are the secret behind its good looks. For the majority of the p…
