#historic fashion

[orchidscript]

Girl with sword.

Need I say more?

Dress made by me. Sword is antique.

[gentlyepigrams]

Boots worn by Empress Maria Feodorovna, 1880s. State Hermitage Museum.

[crinolinecuriousity]

Dress & Details | c.1890s | British or French

[jewellery-box]

Evening dress, 1953. Victoria and Albert Museum. Silk satin, beads, net, embroidery. 

Description: State evening dress of white silk satin with aquamarine and turquoise beaded embroidery in a frosted flower design. With a fichu collar around low neckline, and decorative panels trimmed with pleated net on the full crinoline skirt.

[a-hulder]

Red silk velvet dress from the House of Worth with changeable  bodices, c. 1893-95

[reluctantfandomsideblog]

"-and THAT'S how he managed to flee the scene without being noticed! Literal smoke and mirrors!"

"That may be so, detective, but what does this have to do with the murder?" "It's all connected, somehow. I can feel it. Now quickly! To the brothel!"

[umabloomer]

Patchwork dressing gown from the Met, and I think it looks like English paper-piecing. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/159591?ft=patchwork+dressing+gown&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=20

[aheathen-conceivably]

In staunch opposition to some of the more austere, practical Darlington lookbooks that we’ve seen in this decade is Rosella Darlington in the early 1910s. Now twenty years old, she is the epitome of late Edwardian, pre-war fashion, with its flowing layers of fabric, high waistlines, and slimmer, full length dresses.

Through a combination of her own sewing skill and Lady Harrington’s gifts, Rosella’s wardrobe has matured immensely since her teenage years. She has moved away from childish elements like short hemlines and Peter Pan collars, instead leaning heavily into decadent fabrics and a modern silhouette. However, there’s still a sort of dreamy girlishness to all of her looks, highlighted by her pastel, rose, and white color palette.

She has also fully embraced the luxury that her younger wardrobe hinted at. Judging from her looks, she is far from a day maid who lives on a farm. Rather, her style tells the story of how she envisions herself. For this reason, there are elements of late Victorian fashion like puffed sleeves and dramatic hats that highlight her Edwardian style. These remind her of her grandmother, and make her looks even more fanciful than other, more modern wardrobes, like those Lady Georgiana Harrington epitomizes.

There is some overlap between Rosella and Lady Georgiana’s looks, notably in the outfit categories and jewelry. All of Rosella’s jewels are also seen in Georgiana’s lookbook, indicating that George shares her expensive items to make Rosella’s wardrobe possible. The exception to this is a small pair of pearl and ruby earrings that George gave to Rosella on her 18th birthday. Rosella wears these with many of her looks, from her finest evening gown to her morning dress, and I imagine that they are her most prized possession.

CC details under the cut.

Everyday: hat / hair / blouse / gloves (My Wedding Stories) / skirt

Underwear: hair / outfit (Coquette Corset) / stockings

Day Dress: hat / earrings / hair / necklace / dress / gloves / shoes

Work Uniform: maid's cap / hair / dress / shoes

Dinner Dress: hair / earrings / necklace (Base Game) / dress / gloves / shoes

Nightgown: hair / dress

Travel Suit: hat / scarf / coat / skirt / stockings

Evening Gown 1: earrings / necklace / dress (Ravishing Rosette)

Evening Gown 2: dress (Fanny's Finery) / gloves

Morning Dress: hair / dress (Lofty Layered Dress) / shoes

Hot Weather: hat / dress / gloves

Cold Weather: hat / suit / gloves (Base Game)

Another shoutout to the CC creators featured here! Then my lookbook fever is done for a while I promise!

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[queenage]

«Becoming Elizabeth» | 1.04

[castlebunny]

beautiful victorian chatelaines found for sale online

[bohemianshit]

Frida Kahlo

[gentlyepigrams]

The blending of shades between yellow & black in ombré stripes gives the impression that this early 1890s tea gown is glowing, fired by some unseen force to blaze across the skirt. It is a tea gown that cries out for an audience. Emile Pingat. National Gallery of Australia.

[crinolinecuriousity]

Opera Cape | c.1896 | French

[historicalcataloguesandplates]

1892 ballgowns

[alexademiepictures]

[orchidscript]

Fire that’s kept closest burns most of all 🕯️

Gown made by me

Photos by Julie Floro