#late victorian fashion

[luxus-aeterna]

Belle époque mood in Café Amelie of New Orleans || IG

[la-belle-histoire]

Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth), John Singer Sargent. 1897.

[iridessence]

posting this black gown on my pink main because everyone needs to see this photo of me at the ball. sans gloves, quelle scandale !

[threadtalk]

You can smell the springtime blooms on this remarkable 1882 gown from the House of Worth. It's got all the pieces of late 19th century fashion I just adore, including those sculptural influences. Doesn't it almost look like the kind of detail you'd see on marble statues.

So, this is silk, silk, and silk. Silk flowers, satin, and some gauzy bits, too. The Met doesn't give us any details other than "silk" but it doesn't take a fashion forensics expert to recognize sheers.

One of my favorite things about the 1870s and 1880s is the playfulness with symmetry. Until this point, the vast majority of Western fashion really focused on symmetry in everything. Which is, of course, very lovely. But alongside the rise of mass industrialization came a shift in composition, a desire to fiddle with the rigid structures and emulate nature and, perhaps, a little chaos, too. Perhaps that's one of the reasons it's so very appealing to me.

There's a whole lot more about Charles Frederick Worth over here if you're interested. He was quite the character.

[yesterdaysprint]

Portrait of Miss Voss, Junction City, Kansas, 1896

[medici-collar]

Title: Pelerine

Date: ca. 1890

Culture: American

Medium: jet, silk

[artist-ellen]

Historical Mermay prompt 8: Late Victorian Mermaid

Last but not least is a Late Victorian Mermaid. I based her design around 1880s fashion, especially riding habits... but with flowing mermaid hair of course.

I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok: @ellenartistic

[gogmstuff]

ca. 1888 Empress Sissi wore this gown to her daughter Marie-Valerie's engagament party. From tumblr.com/royaland 452X768.

[resplendentoutfit]

c. 1900 • Driscoll Ball Gown

Driscoll (American, founded c.1864) • American • silk, metallic thread, glass • c. 1900

[yosb]

hmmm dont usually post about my costuming civilian life on tumblr but i thought i would share this antique victorian mourning capelet i bought for my antique victorian dress form! my end goal for this piece is to reconstruct this garment to wear and design a burlesque outfit around it. i love that it DRIPS goth 🖤

[luxus-aeterna]

from La Soirée D'orée.

[la-belle-histoire]

Madamoiselle Fraser (Montreal, QC), William Notman & Son. 1897.

[twinncam]

"Nightshirts are sometimes made long enough to reach to the feet, and there is one wholesale firm, at least, that makes a speciality of providing a pocket for the feet. This is very easily done: an extra 9 or 10 inches is cut on the bottom of the back, and this is turned up and stitched in to the sideseam, thus providing a receptacle for the feet when in bed." - pg. 11, The Cutter's Practical Guide to Cutting and Making Shirts, Undergarments, Collars, Cuffs, Aprons, and Specialite Clothing for Various Occupations by W. D. F. Vincent

[threadtalk]

House of Worth gowns have a tendency to be all out in terms of colors and patterns, but I love that this dress plays with the monochrome palette and leaves the details for the tailoring. Dating from 1873, it's got the silhouette of the times you'd expect but with the high-neck conservatism of the next decade. I love the ruffles and diagonal lines along the hem and bustle. According to the description, it's silk faille taffeta and trimmed with steel beads. Just stunning! I love everything about this dress.

From the Albany Institute.

[nitzeart]

Old painting I did a while back inspired by Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak movie. It's the perfect late autumn atmospheric movie for those that aren't yet in the holiday mood but also it's not Halloween either. Like me.

[medici-collar]

Evening Ensemble

This is a glittering extravaganza for a formal ball. The neoclassical motifs of the lace are interesting, particularly the laurel wreaths. The way the black lace is applied over the velvet bands to add a different texture and lighting effect, acts as a foil to the glitter of the paillettes.

Date: 1890–95 Culture: American Medium: silk

The Met Museum