#russian court dress

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Imperial Russian court dress composed of emerald green velvet and silver moiré - by Charles Frederick Worth, c. 1888

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Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna, Ivan Kramskoj. 1881.

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Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (nee Princess Charlotte of Wurttemberg) wearing court dress.

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Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicholaievna of Russia, 1913.

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The Romanov Imperial Court: Two of the most beautiful women of their time

Zenaida Yusupov, was the sole heir of one of the wealthiest princely families in Russia and a legendary beauty (also the mother of Felix Yusupov, who married the only niece of Tsar Nicholas II, Irina Alexandrovna; Felix was also the man who killed Rasputin.) Here Zenaida, who had prematurely white hair, is already a mature beauty. Next to her is the no less beautiful friend, Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and By Rhine, sister of Empress Alexandra, who became a Russian Grand Duchess (Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna) through marriage to Grand Duke Serge Alexandrovich, a younger brother of Alexander III; after his death, Elizabeth became a nun and eventually a saint and martyr.

These women were not only physically beautiful but they had beautiful and generous souls as well. And amazingly, they did not ware makeup...that would come one or two generations later.

Zenaida Yousupova, very young, wearing Russian court dress. The color of her attire (crimson) and the blue bow on the right with the initial "M" in diamonds indicate that she was a "Maid of Honor" or "Freylina" (for "Fraulein") to the Tzarina, Maria Feodorovna.

Grand Duchess Elizabeta Feodorovna, dressed in Russian court dress and "dripping" with emeralds. Grand Duchesses could choose the color of their court dress. There was all manner of requirements for the complex embroidery on these very expensive gowns. It took six months to finish one of them.

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Imperial court gown worn by Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, sister of Tsar Nicholas II, ca. 1890′s-1900′s

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Green velvet court dress, ca. 1888, Russian.

By Charles Frederick Worth.

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.

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Gold-embroidered silk velvet and satin court ensemble

Russian, late 19th century

The sartorial hierarchy for ladies at the Russian court reached especially strict and stringent heights in the last decades of the nineteenth century, when color and length of train were dictated by rank and proximity to the Empress(es). One of the finest court dresses to have come on the market, this rare, complete imperial court ensemble of blue silk velvet must have, in accordance with its hue, been worn by a Grand Duchess. The ensemble is elaborately embroidered in gold metallic thread, consisting of a boned bodice with pointed waist and long, open hanging sleeves; blue velvet skirt continuing into a nine-foot train; and a plastron and underskirt of white silk satin embroidered in gold metallic thread.

A related court dress worn by the Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna is in the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve.              

Cora Ginsburg                

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Varvara Vasilievna, Countess Musin-Pushkin, in 17th-century boyarina attire at the Romanov Anniversary Ball in 1903

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formal court ensemble for Rhaena

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“Like for uni or something?” “No…….. just… for fun……”

I wonder what people at work think of me sometimes

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Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg, Carl Timoleon von Neff. n.d.

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Ekaterina ' Katya/Kitty ' Scherbatskya Outfits + Hairstyles Ideas

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Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia wearing Russian court gown.

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Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (the younger) in a traditional Russian court dress in 1900(?)

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Minnie's Wardrobe

Princess Dagmar of Denmark was the second daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Eventually, she became the beloved Maria Feodovna, Empress of Russia, consort of Emperor Alexander III, and mother of the last Russian Tzar. Minnie, as she was known, had a life of extremes: She knew unimaginable wealth and power and the pain of losing three sons and five grandchildren during her lifetime.

On a lighter note, Dagmar loved being fashionable and well-dressed. A visitor to Russia described her as "the best-dressed woman in Europe." He claimed that Empress Elizabeth of Austria excelled Minnie in beauty, but no one touched her in elegance.

And this post is about…a few, just a few of her dresses. She had most of her dresses made in Paris by Worth, and the designers there loved her because she participated in the creation of her dress.

The following are a few of my favorites. I sometimes disagree with her taste, but she had some very beautiful dresses, and it is a miracle and a joy that so many survived the debacle of the revolution.

The above is a mere sampling of the court dresses she owned; these dresses were very expensive, taking up to six months to complete one; the embroidery was a very specialized craft considered typically Russian, with very few people who mastered it. I have included a picture of Minnie's coronation cape.

Stunning. What else can I say?

A few of her shoes have survived. In the other picture, she is wearing a little fur and looking very young, although it was already 1894

Enjoy!