#History of Fashion

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

~ Władisław Bakałowicz, Portrait of Józefina Amszyńska née Guzowska (c.1882) (detail)

via National Museum in Warsaw

[frostedmagnolias]

Dress

c. 1885-1889

Ensemble of moss green silk faille and velvet

Kent State University Museum

[sartorialadventure]

I was at Five Below today, and apparently the mouche is making a comeback...

(Petition to bring back the names for the placement...)

[vogu3s]

Amber Valletta for Prada s/s 1994

[woodlandkisses]

Headpieces by Thierry Mugler

[wh0-is-lily]

Undergarments of The Edwardian Era

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Dress.

Date: 1967

Designer/Maker: Ann Lowe

Place of origin: United States: New York, New York City

Medium: Silk, cotton, velvet.

[paintingispoetry]

Vittorio Reggianini, La Soirée, ca. 1880-1938

[witheredroseblossom]

Lillian Cook in “The Bluebird”, 1918

[empirearchives]

Empire style dress

1805-1810, French, Napoleonic era

(The Met)

[namedvesta]

Vivienne Westwood, Bridal Couture collection (𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟦).

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

Some belated photos from the "Fashioned by Sargent" exhibit at the MFA Boston. My pictures just don't do it justice! I'm not one for hyperbolics, but it literally took my breath away, even with the crowds of people everywhere.

evening dress by the House of Worth (c.1880); owned by Sarah Choate Sears, who Sargent painted in another dress in 1889

reflection of Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (1889); costume designed by Alice Comyns Carr and created by Ada Nettleship

evening dress with matching shoes by the House of Worth (c.1895)

Mrs. Charles E. Inches (Louise Pomeroy) (1887); dress made in 1887 and likely altered 1902. Louise was pregnant at the time of her portrait, and if you look very closely, you can see the dress skirt has adjustable panels to accommodate a changing body.

photos by me (@edwardian-girl-next-door)

[frostedmagnolias]

Cape

Late 1890s

The John Bright Collection

[metanoias-substack]

Minoan frescoes. The 1600s BC was a great time for fashion.

[vogu3s]

Givenchy f/w 1995

[diemelusine]

Portrait of a dandy (painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec) (c. 1890) by Giovanni Boldini. Norton Simon Museum.