Dr Kate Strasdin
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Let’s have a scarlet Sunday & a reminder that at some point in the early
#1890s
the wearer of this brilliant gown burst into a room & presumably silenced everyone within. The sheer sleeves & glow of red must have cast the rest of the party into shade. I like her
@AugustaAuction
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This has always seemed like a dress forged through magic. The fabric is a shot velvet so that at one moment it is pink but with a slight shift could be green. And then the twist and drape of construction. The genius of
#1950s
Mme Grès
@PalaisGalliera
#fashionhistory
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Imagine arriving at a party and unbuttoning this beautiful textured, voluminous coat to reveal a matching dress beneath. All the saturated colour and all the drama in
#1950s
Balenciaga
@museobalenciaga
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The magnolia is looking especially lovely right now, enjoying its brief moment of glory in pinks & whites. No matter how temporary the blooms, they bring the promise of spring each year. Matching velvety shades on display here in a c1908 gown, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Prague
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There is something especially magical about a garment that was once captured on canvas or in a photograph. It gives life to the object, reanimating it for a moment with a flash of memory. This is Louise Pomeroy by John Singer
#Sargent
in this red velvet dress, 1887
@mfaboston
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Both of these gowns started their journey in different European locations c1912 but find themselves within a stone’s throw of each other now. The Worth dress is
@metmuseum
& the Boldini portrait
@brooklynmuseum
. Such are the stories of objects & their unexpected trajectories
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Marjorie Merriweather Post kept so many of the garments from across the decades of her life from the age of 16. This mid
#1920s
evening gown was worn by Marjorie in her thirties, a striking splash of blue against cream
@HillwoodMuseum
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It has become something of a tradition to post this 1955
#Balmain
cocktail dress for
#ChristmasDay
. May your day be filled with whatever brings you peace. Thank you for all of your support here in 2023, I appreciate it so very much….. 🎄♥️
@KerryTaylorAuct
#fashionhistory
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Women in the 19th & early 20thc climbed mountains in skirts & corsets. They just did. I spent a long time researching these women, hidden voices in the records. Both garments a part of their daily wardrobe so on
#IWD2020
I salute you ladies past, present & future who just do it.
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Well it would be unthinkable not to share this absolute favourite at
#Christmas
. I do love everything about it from the puffed hem caught up with red silk cord, the sleeve treatment and then that glorious festive
#embroidery
, holly leaves dancing in snow, mid
#1820s
@metmuseum
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It is difficult to imagine gowns such as this in motion but the sliding shift of hues created by this early
#1840s
taffeta must have created a chameleon-like shimmer with each movement. Perhaps the hiss of gas lamps shone across its surface as the wearer twirled by
#wienmuseum
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If I were the head of MI5 and meeting up with shady agents and gazing seriously across the Thames, this is the coat I would wear complete with the black gloves and a mysterious half smile almost hidden by the high collar.
#Balenciaga
, 1963
#thekyotocostumeinstitute
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The loss of a fashion legend in
#VivienneWestwood
. I often show students footage of her talking about the importance of history & cultural studies to design thinking, she embraced it all. This is a marvel, one long length of silk. What a legacy. Propaganda gown, 2005
@metmuseum
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Can anyone
@guardian
tell us why somebody who hates fashion was asked to review an exhibition about it? Sargent and Fashion review – tragicomic travesty is a frock horror
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This mid
#1860s
satin tartan dress
@Fashion_Museum
always surprises me with its timelessness when I see it. It could as easily dated to the 1940s or 1950s as to the 1860s. It is currently on show at the
#Tartan
exhibition
@VADundee
#fashionhistory
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Day 14 and a dress fit for an advent fairy to sit on top of a festive tree. This ethereal
#Dior
has been detailed in a recent, brilliantly detailed post
@MoMuAntwerp
with the story of this 1948 Flamant Rose gown. Always new tales to tell…..
#AdventCalendar
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Brightening a rainy day here with a deep twilight blue that throws into relief the fresh pink of roses. The
#brocade
loom’s method of weaving a floating weft creates subtle texture to a flat textile, c1850
@philamuseum
#fashionhistory
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She understood the assignment. This was the gown
@metmuseum
#MetGala
that ticked all the boxes for me. Nicola Coughlan took the
#GildedAge
Glamour theme and looked amazing in a Worth-esque ensemble that hit an
#1890s
ballroom vibe by Richard Quinn
#bestdressed
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You have to look very closely to discern the fish scale style voided
#velvet
that forms part of this mid
#1870s
Worth dress. The blue and gold create that ethereal shimmer of the sea against a pale aqua silk
@metmuseum
#fashionhistory
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The subtlest of smoky grey blues in soft jersey gathers in a symmetrical drape at the waist, some wartime design realised by Mme Grès in 1943. How comfortably chic it appears, a wonderfully timeless design
@PalaisGalliera
#fashionhistory
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It’s a shame it couldn’t have been a bit more blue. Quite the
#eveningdress
here, a c1920 ensemble of all kinds of marine shades. A mermaid’s ballgown with a froth of a shoulder wrap and wave of teal silk satin pooling beyond the feet
@BunkaGakuenUniv
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Summer might have faded but gowns such as this 1942 Mark Mooring design can bring it sharply back into focus for a moment. Ripe strawberries tumble in juicy profusion a richness of
#beadwork
against snowy cloth
@metmuseum
#1940s
#fashionhistory
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The House of Worth knew how to choose a textile. The oversized motif of this cut velvet makes it all the more effective. Combined with electric blue, it is a stunning tea gown reserved for those visitors admitted to the house of the Countess Greffulhe. Late 1890s
@PalaisGalliera
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My chief interest in today’s coronation lies with makers. Those many unseen hands who craft objects that will be viewed for generations to come. Here the
@RoyalNeedlework
working on the robe of estate & practise pieces stitched by Norman Hartnell’s studio for the Queen in 1953
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Matching your shoes to your stockings is clearly a step too far in c21st wardrobes but we can take a moment to marvel at this electric blue combination, the velvet shoes embroidered with gold leading seamlessly upwards to the hosiery trailing gold embellishment, 1890s
@FIDMMuseum
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Hoping to make it to the Sargent exhibition
@Tate
next week and cannot wait to see Ellen Terry’s famous beetle wing dress for the first time. It is an iconic costume captured on canvas by the artist in 1889 and restored to its former glory
@SmallhytheNT
#FashionandSargent
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#Ballgown
Friday, why not? This pink
#1860s
gown hopefully waltzed itself into a frenzy in its day, the full moiré silk skirt catching light across its watered surface. Two more hours teaching lovely second years to round off the week
@museumofvan
#fashionhistory
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Sometimes a garment can look astoundingly modern but originate in much older times and spaces. This is a
#Japanese
#raincoat
dating to the late
#Edoperiod
, c1790-1800. It is a beautiful design in glazed linen with spiralled fastening
@metmuseum
#fashionhistory
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The House of
#Patou
created this perfect
#1930s
summer dress redolent of warm evening breezes just lifting the burnt orange petals of the drowsy blooms. You can almost hear the twilight crickets…..
@metmuseum
#fashionhistory
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In 1838 a young woman started to keep a diary of fabrics. Almost 200 years later I am sharing her story with you. I am so very excited to share the cover of The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes publishing on February 23 2023 from
@vintagebooks
@ChattoBooks
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Whilst the front of
#PierreCardin
’s 1962 silk gazar evening dress is plain, the back has been sculpted into shadowy curves. There is no need of additional adornment, the three dimensional scoops are drama enough. Sold via
@Sothebys
#fashionhistory
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Listening to a lovely interview with Maureen Markham, one of the embroiderers who worked on this 1957 Hartnell gown worn by the Queen on a visit to America. She describes sitting under the window four aside along a table to bead the circles. Stories of these hands are fab
@RCT
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Many years ago I remember a fashion tutor telling me that one of the challenges he set students was to take one of Charles James’s designs & figure it out. This mid
#1940s
two tone satin would have made a perfectly perplexing project
@metmuseum
#fashionhistory
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The introvert’s perfect party scenario, disappearing into another room and finding a library. Auguste Toulmouche captured just such a moment in his 1872 painting. You can almost hear the buzz of conversation elsewhere but this moment is all peacefulness. Dress
@philamuseum
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On display now
@cnsilkmuseum
part of their amazing collection of
#1920s
and
#1930s
garments which I was lucky enough to visit on a number of occasions in Hangzhou. Happy memories of a wonderful museum
#fashionhistory
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The way that this 1950 Dior jacket fastens is a marvel, the swoop of grey cloth that flows around the neck & then diagonally across the body is caught on its way down by a belt. The rest of the suit is starkly sculptural as if to make up for the flourish of fabric
@cincyartmuseum
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They don’t come much more sparkly than this
#1930s
strappy evening gown, lines of sequins running around the body like the contours of a map or the sinuous scales of a fish. Minimal accessories I imagine
@Fashion_Museum
#fashionhistory
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Anne Fogarty combined elegance and pragmatism in her designs, and here married tailored wool with a knit dress, matching the lining of the coat to the frock beneath. A winter warmer in flaming shades that banishes the chills. Late
#1950s
@metmuseum
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One of the exhibits
@WinterthurMuse
show of Ann Lowe’s amazing designs, this is a subtle use of colour for the three dimensional flowers cascading down the dress. Unlike her brighter florals, these self coloured blooms cast soft shadows on white, dress Missouri Historical Society
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Japanese kimono refashioned into a Western dressing gown c1885. Beautiful cloth using katazome resist dye method & embroidery
@FIDMMuseum
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For Sunday afternoons that require nothing more than a good book and a hot beverage of your choice (a strong cup of tea for me please) you could always slip into a c1880 quilted dressing gown liberally embroidered in silvery silk thread
@FriesMuseum
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Colours and shapes so vibrant, it might help a decorative glass objet d’art, electric blue inscribed with golden pigment. It is a
#1920s
plain cut velvet dress block printed in metallic paint
@museodeltessuto
#fashionhistory
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Grey asymmetry is achingly chic I find, not necessarily everyone’s cup of tea but I have always been drawn to the sharp tailoring and unusual fastenings of mid century masters like
#GilbertAdrian
. Most excellent suits here
@metmuseum
#fashionhistory
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#Halston
style often seems synonymous with seventies evening glam but this silk and linen blend wrap dress is a perfect summer choice, all flowers and peaches and cream in soft folds
@museumatFIT
#fashionhistory
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Seen in isolation, I would never have imagined this printed cotton dated to the mid
#1840s
. It seems to have a much more recent aesthetic and yet here it is, pleated and ruffled in this 19th century sunshine infused gown
@metmuseum
#fashionhistory
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This has long been a favourite surviving garment of mine, a lilac shaded
#1820s
ballgown. But spare a thought for the
#conservator
who will have had to support each of those sleeve & hem puffs with materials to prevent squashing. Historic dress requires such care!
@metmuseum
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The shape and shade of this late
#1880s
coat remind me of a moth, each wing a curlicue of pattern poised to take flight. The wool foundation has been covered in satin ribbon couched in quilled designs around soutache braid
@MDHistory
#fashionhistory
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This is a beautiful installation view from the
#WomenDressingWomen
exhibition, a layered gown that floats in different shades and angles hearing the label Mad Carpentier. This female designer team from the
#1940s
is just one of the many that feature in the show
@metmuseum
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Red hot silk, cinched with a slash of black at the waist. One of
#Dior
’s early collections, the 1947 Aladin dress. It looks as if the
#satin
has simply been shrugged on and belted but of course it is so much more….
@NGVMelbourne
#fashionhistory
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Has she just exited the room, slamming the door dramatically behind her with a triumphant smile or is she hurrying into somebody’s arms in happy anticipation? Either way the red bias cut satin billows behind her, whichever her direction of travel
@AugustaAuction
#1930sfashion
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#Purple
has been a much discussed colour in the history of dress, not only because of its links to status but also its unpredictability as a dye. This is a rich shade,
#1790s
-1803, small yellow floral motifs standing out
@PalaisGalliera
#Regency
#fashionhistory
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An afternoon ensemble of eye watering blue-ness shines in autumnal light. The fabric used for the mantle as outerwear is echoed in strips that decorate the gown beneath. Some mid
#1880s
electric exuberance
@metmuseum
#fashionhistory
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What a sweep of verdant velvet this is, a forest green gown in which to command a room. The silhouette carries all before it in the Edwardian S bend that appears to precipitate the wearer into a room. This c1905 dress was designed by French couturier Henrietta Favre
@metmuseum
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Just a little something to throw on for a Friday. Understated and subtle, perfect for heralding the weekend. Pale green billowing satin, the
#1860s
silhouette champions the textiles of the period, on display atop a bouncing crinoline
@Nationalmuseet
#fashionhistory
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The slipperiest of satins in emerald green includes a matching jacket with contrast lining and a beaded belt motif that resembles the clasp of an art deco clutch bag. It shouts
#1930s
minimal modernity
#goldsteinmuseum
#fashionhistory
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A lattice work of beaded flowers by the embroiderers employed by
#NormanHartnell
in the
#1950s
. He was one of the few high end dressmakers to have his own
#embellishment
workshop in house, rather than outsource to independent couture embroiderers. Just lovely
@Fashion_Museum
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Amazing new images of a dress that belonged to
#QueenAlexandra
and which has been recently conserved and mounted to show off the incredibly delicate
#overdress
embellished in silver by
#HenrietteFavre
. Now on display at Christianborg Palace, Copenhagen
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Whenever I have looked at this early
#1870s
gown I have always marvelled at it’s pristine-ness. Was it never worn? Perhaps only worn occasionally & then well cared for afterwards? Its colour, trims and pattern are a whole other thing, quite the object
@metmuseum
#fashionhistory
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Firing up
#February
with some fierce pink with a column of rose silk by
#Dior
. This 1947/48 gown crumples at the bodice like a crushed petal leading to the shaded overskirt, a bloom of glamour
@ROMtoronto
#fashionhistory
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#HanaeMori
is the first Asian woman to have become a member of the French
#hautecouture
federation & one of only two
#Japanese
women to show on the runways of Paris & New York. This brilliantly bright
#1960s
kaftan/jumpsuit combo features grasses & chrysanthemums
#iwamiartsmuseum
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OK, after the kind of day we have endured in the UK, it is time to roll out the big guns for just a moment of guilt free visual pleasure.
#CharlesJames
created this emerald ballgown in the
#1950s
, silken engineering of the first order. Deep breath everyone…..
@metmuseum
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It is snowing here in
#Devon
today, a most unusual turn of events for our coast bound county so how about a snowflake of a dress to tiptoe through the falling flurries. This late
#1950s
cocktail number by Carven layers tulle and lace into a cobweb of cloth
@PalaisGalliera
❄️
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The happiest of Christmases to you all. No doubt it is not quite as many of you had planned (as you may know, I am in a camper van with covid) but I hope you can see the bright side and that everyone is having the best possible time. Balmain holly dress 1955
@KerryTaylorAuct
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A clovery walk in early morning sunshine is all the excuse I need to share
#Dior
’s 1953 ‘May’ dress with its three dimensional
#embroidery
. The pink clover blooms consist of little French knots, the whole garment a meadow in full swing
@metmuseum
#fashionhistory
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I shan’t get to see the
#tartan
exhibition at V&A Dundee but take a look at this installation, scarlet walls and red tartan cloth across a range of objects from
#1840s
dress to boots to lengths of fabric.
#Christmassy
?
@VADundee
#fashionhistory
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A cascade of blue
#brocade
festooned in flowers for a summer’s Sunday. The robe a la française offered the opportunity to show off the skills of the Lyon’s silk designers, an artistry conceived on paper and woven into reality,
#1770s
@HistDeerfield
#fashionhistory
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Something golden this way comes. Some early
#1950s
#Balmain
to say thank you for your company here. I don’t always get a chance to reply to all of your comments on my posts just at the moment but wanted you to know just how much I appreciate them. Happy Thursday!
@madparisfr
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The golden fairy to top the advent tree, Day 24 brings Edith Head’s glorious design for Grace Kelly in the 1955 movie To Catch a Thief. Extra in every sense of the word and a showstopper. I hope wherever you are, you enjoy some peace this holiday. Collection unknown, any clues?
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I would have LOVED this as a girl!
#Paperdolls
with their various costumes were my favourite toy as a child (I swear I was born in the wrong century) and this
#1840s
set is a gem. It features popular opera singer
#JennyLind
with ten of her costumes
@cooperhewitt
#fashionhistory
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Polished to a burnished glow, this c1913 gown has all the columnar elegance of a
#bronze
statue. It was made by the
#Swedish
designer Augusta Lundin to grace an early 20th century soirée
#goteborgsstadsmuseum
#fashionhistory
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This is a rarity, an object, a painting and a photograph all capturing the same moment. The dress was worn by Rosalind Hussey in 1910 for her
#portrait
painted by artist J J Shannon
@scotneycastleNT
#arthistory
#fashionhistory
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The great outdoors is too swamp like & cold today so how about a bit of beautiful introspection with this fly braid trimmed sleeve? The colour palette feels contemporary but it dates to the 1770s, a muted shade entwined in golden filigree to cheer up a gloomy Thursday
@metmuseum
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Only rarely are we able to see surviving garments alongside their original wearer, especially as early as this gown which was made around 1830. It was painted by WF Wainwright, worn by the sitter Marianne Maurice in 1837, her fine block printed wool caught for eternity
@V_and_A
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Lovely to hear that Jenny Beavan has been nominated for the costume design
#Oscar
for her designs for Mrs Harris Goes to Paris. A bit of couture nostalgia to brighten the screen. Original dress
@ROMtoronto
alongside one of the designs from the movie
#Dior
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I very much would like 2024 to consist of dresses that have matching coats please and thank you. This is a Ronald Amey
#1960s
set with houndstooth patterning and quilted accents that tie them together. It calls for a power walk and a hard stare….. sold via
@AugustaAuction
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Ethereal in sea foam green. The layered chiffon of this
#1920s
evening dress has been embroidered with bunches of pale pink flowers gathered in ribbon work, sprays of silver sequins surrounding the blooms. The sway & rustle is almost discernible, static as it is
@KerryTaylorAuct
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Some days are productive & satisfying & other days are just, well, not. Today was one of those days. Procrastination, faffing & dawdling were my companions today so I shall just leave this c1908 negligée here in all of its braided glory & lie in a dark corner
@metmuseum
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Cascades of gold leaves tumble down the skirt of a c1860 evening gown, the yellow silk beneath adding to the general glow. Twirling in candlelight, the embellishment must have glistened as the wearer danced
#wienmuseum
#fashionhistory
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This silk overdress in dusky blue/plum is a striking piece. Aside from the fact that it is more than 200 yrs old, the background colour works beautifully with the choice of shaded green & gold silk floss embroidering the whole robe. And that under bust fastening…
@cooperhewitt
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As we bid farewell to 2023 & everything it threw our way, the highs & lows, I want to say a heartfelt thank you. I haven’t always been able to reply to lovely comments but I always read them & cherish your company here. Dior’s 1955 Fête Joyeuse gown rings out the year
@V_and_A
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Blue of an entirely different nature and the rich smoky satin of an early
#1950s
#CharlesJames
dinner suit. Styled here with burgundy gloves, it has a sleek, muted chic to it that does not require any other embellishment, just the sculpture of cloth
@metmuseum
#fashionhistory
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Three years and one pandemic later I have finished my vintage
#woolwork
panel. As a therapeutic project through COVID it was a godsend. The dog is trying to claim credit but she had no hand in this at all. Now to find the appropriate bit of wall for it……
#covidproject
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Making a splash in electric
#bluevelvet
but we’re that not vivid enough, there is the addition of a bright beaded bouquet to scatter across the skirt. Some
#1880s
lushness to crank up the day. Sold via
@AugustaAuction
#fashionhistory
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One of the earliest collections Yves Saint Laurent designed in his own right for the house of Dior in 1958 included this short crinoline style gown in soft pink. The rose theme is echoed through self coloured blooms that catch at the hem
@NGVMelbourne
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Descending comets dazzle across this black velvet sky in an early
#1920s
#eveningcoat
by Yvonne May. The skill embedded in the
#embellishment
gives a sense of movement to the celestial motifs as they cascade hem-wards
@museumatFIT
#fashionhistory
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Raindrops against a light cloud of organza sprinkled lightly in this 1958
#YvesSaintLaurent
for
#Dior
dress. The facets of embellishment must have twinkled when the skirt moved. A dizzying kaleidoscope of refracted light
@NewfieldsToday
#fashionhistory
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In the pink this morning with a rosy robe a la francaise. The
#1760s
gown displays the deep Watteau pleat complete with expert pattern matching, the brocade floral motifs sitting side by side in silky symmetry
@BunkaGakuenUniv
#fashionhistory
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It has been years since I visited the Bowes Museum but their display has always stayed with me. The use of transparent mounts allows a view not only of the outside of the garment but the inner workings too, a unique insight into construction. Dress,
#1850s
@fashionatbowes
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Happy New Year!! To you all, from me to you, I hope that 2023 brings some joy and peace. What’s not to love with some
#1930s
Elizabeth Hawes?
@museumatFIT
#HappyNewYear2023
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Tea gowns ought to make a comeback as the days shorten & mists hang in the valleys. The creation of robes made for the western market from
#Japanese
textiles had gained in popularity, the blend of cultural styles apparent in fabric & silhouette in this
#1880s
gown
#coraginsburg
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All the colours, marigold and sapphire with floral bunches fashioned from satin and tulle and velvet. It is an ensemble exuberant in shape, style and shade, some
#sixties
drama by
#ArnoldScaasi
@mfaboston
#fashionhistory
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Apart from its obvious sunny cheer, this robe a l’anglaise is testament to the skill of the embroiderer. The blue silk chain stitch was worked after the gown was constructed, a flow of blooms running over seams as if they had blossomed later & by surprise. 1770s
@colonialwmsburg
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The black sash of this c1912 evening dress cuts a bold swathe down the centre back, starkly contrasting with the brightness of the orange silk and overlay of silvery lace. It emphasises the fashionably high waist so distinctive of this period. Sold via
@KerryTaylorAuct
#glamfrock
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I have travelled east to give an
@TheArtsSociety_
lecture on the life & work of Mariano Fortuny tomorrow in Andover. It is always a pleasure to introduce his ideas around dress to people who have not encountered him. Here is the peplos style in emerald, mid
#1930s
@philamuseum
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Recalling skirts layered a la disposition in the
#1850s
,
#MaggyRouff
created a modern interpretation of the crinolined style exactly a century later. Here the tulle skirts have been cut into deep scallops. Collection unknown, anyone?
#fashionhistory
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It may appear that the black roses scattered across this Prussian blue silk must be woven or embroidered but they have been painted onto the fabric. It is an exuberant late
#1950s
design by Luis Estévez pulling out all of the mid century glamorous stops
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#Halston
dresses are often long columns of silk jersey or chiffon but this rich red drifts around the knees in a shorter layered gown. The loose bow sits at the hip. Add a pair of sling backs and a clutch bag and you have a heavenly
#seventies
ensemble
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If dresses were sweets, this
#1880s
silk gown would surely be a dark chocolate cherry liqueur all rich and glossy. The mulberry silk has a figured floral pattern that is just different enough from the rich brown satin to make contrasting panels. Scrumptious…..
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Grassy green satin plaid once again puts paid to the myth that nineteenth century dress was all sepia hues worn by unsmiling dour women. Life was colourful and varied then as now and clothes were full of personality.
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gown
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