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I feel like everyone is talking about reviving the flapper aesthetic for the 20s, when there is clearly only one “twenties” fashion that needs to be brought back…

1820s Hair Sculpture

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la mode illustrée {circa 1886}

and so this blog begins!

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• Dinner dress. Date: ca. 1840 Place of origin: Massachusetts, United States

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The Last & Newest London & Paris Fashions 1843

Evening Dresses

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Newest Fashions for October 1828

Morning Promenade and Carriage Dresses

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Gauze dress, ca. 1826-1827 by KSU Museum Via Flickr: White plain cotton gauze dress with yellow embroidery (A) and yellow silk shoulder brace (B). Dress with high waist, scoop neck, long sleeves with puffed shoulder, hem with 5 tucks alternating with embroidered wool sprigs, yellow silk bands at cuffs. Braces: yellow silk taffeta shoulder brace with tabs alternating on each side. As the 19th century progressed, the high waistline of the first decade began its descent to the natural waistline. At the same time the sleeves became fuller and the skirt began to widen. By the mid-1820s, the first leg of mutton sleeve of the century appeared as in this dress. English, attributed, ca. 1826-1827. Cotton gauze/silk. Silverman/Rodgers Collection, KSUM 1983.1.31ab.

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The Last & Newest London & Paris Fashions 1843

Evening Dresses

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Newest Fashions for September 1828

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Godey’s Ladies Book, 1840

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Newest Fashions for September 1828

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The Last & Newest London & Paris Fashion 1843

Morning and Evening Dresses

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Dress with Separate Sleeves

Date: Late 1830s

John Bright Collection

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Newest Fashions for September 1828

Morning and Promenade Dresses

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The Last & Newest London & Paris Fashions 1843

Evening Dresses

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An Equestrian Fashion Plate (Godey’s Lady’s Book¶ , 1842)

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Newest Fashions for August 1828

Fashionable Head Dresses, Evening Dresses