#taffeta dress

[kirstydreaming]

Alexandra Dora Urs

[threadtalk]

Brown dresses are often overlooked and so, too, is the entirety of the 1840s in terms of fashion. And that's understandable to some extent, buttressed as it is by the flamboyant 1830s and the young Victoria 1850s full of confectionary gowns and elegance.

But I have a soft spot for the 1840s, not the least of which is for the use of both monochrome and enterprising pleating and ruching.

This gown from 1845, from LACMA, has so much going on for it--but it all requires a closer look (and of course I've provided that). Making good use of sturdy silk taffeta, the modiste created an absolutely stunning bodice and sleeve to this dress, employing 18th century influences (like that faux lacing) and yet still predicting the drop shoulder that was so popular a few years later. The sleeves themselves are a work of art, with various techniques combined to add texture and dimension.

So what if it's brown? It's a marvel.

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue August 15, 1951

Sunny Harnett in an evening dress, Red; white; naked; bouffant in silk taffeta and nylon tulle. By Ceil Chapman. Ingber velvet pouch. Yardley "Pretty Pink" Lipstick.

Sunny Harnett dans une robe du soir, Rouge ; blanc; nu; bouffante en taffetas de soie et tulle de nylon. Par Ceil Chapman. Pochette en velours d'Ingber. Rouge à lèvres Yardley "Pretty Pink".

Photo Richard Rutledge vogue archive

[kerryjanesblog]

Grey taffeta with lantern sleeves? Yes, yes, yes...please?

Bonjoni from PINTEREST

[fashionsfromhistory]

Dress

1900s

Portugal

Museu Nacional do Traje (Accession Number: 3669)

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Green taffeta wedding dress, 1874, American.

Worn by Harriet Elder.

Chicago Historical Society.

[treasures-and-beauty]

Worth “Byzantine Dress,” 1904

[chic-a-gigot]

La Mode illustrée, no. 7, 16 février 1863, Paris. Toilettes de Bal. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

Description de toilettes:

Jupe en taffetas bleu, garnie avec deux volants doubles, tuyautés à très-gros plis, ayant (le premier volant) 12 et 10 centimètres de hauteur. Sur cette jupe, robe de tulle blanc, composée de quatre bouillonnés disposés en ondulations; le dernier bouillonné est terminé par une blonde blanche, ayant 8 centimètres de hauteur, surmontée d'un ruban de velours bleu, ayant 3 centimètres de largeur; chaque bouillonné est séparé du suivant par un même ruban (le velours. A chaque pointe des bouillonnés, sur le velours bleu, se trouve une rose rosée sans feuillage. Le corsage est en taffetas bleu, et fait en forme de corsage bernois, c'est-à-dire très-bas; il est surmonté d'une haute draperie en tulle blanc; une rose est posée sur la pointe supérieure, c'est-à-dire devant le corsage; les manches sont des bouillonnés en tulle blanc ornés d'une rose, bordés d'une bande de taffetas bleu, terminée par une dentelle blanche, et surmontés d'une épaulette tuyautée eu taffetas bleu. Coiffure de roses rosées et de rubans de velours bleu.

Robe en satin jaune doré. Le bas de la jupe est garni avec une dentelle noire, ayant 6 centimètres de largeur, disposée en treillage; une dentelle noire étroite est posée sur le côté uni (opposé au dessin). Corsage décolleté, garni d'une berthe reproduisant le treillage de la jupe; manches courtes, composées (l'un large bouillonné de satin, et d'un second bouillonné moins volumineux en tulle blanc. Coiffure de grenades rouges; collier et bracelet en corail rouge; large broche assortie, c'est-à-dire en corail rouge à pendeloques.

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Skirt in blue taffeta, trimmed with two double ruffles, piped with very large pleats, having (the first ruffle) 12 and 10 centimeters in height. On this skirt, dress of white tulle, composed of four bubbles arranged in undulations; the last bubble is terminated by a white blonde, 8 centimeters high, surmounted by a blue velvet ribbon, 3 centimeters wide; each bouillonné is separated from the next by the same ribbon (the velvet. At each point of the bouillonné, on the blue velvet, is a dewy rose without foliage. The bodice is in blue taffeta, and made in the shape of a Bernese bodice, it is to say very low; it is surmounted by a high drapery in white tulle; a rose is placed on the upper point, that is to say in front of the bodice; the sleeves are swirls in white tulle adorned of a rose, edged with a band of blue taffeta, finished with white lace, and surmounted by a piped epaulette of blue taffeta. Headdress of pink roses and blue velvet ribbons.

Golden yellow satin dress. The bottom of the skirt is trimmed with black lace, 6 centimeters wide, arranged in a trellis; a narrow black lace is laid on the plain side (opposite to the design). Low-cut bodice, trimmed with a bead reproducing the trellis of the skirt; short sleeves, composed (one wide bubbled with satin, and a second less voluminous bubbled with white tulle. Hairstyle of red pomegranates; necklace and bracelet in red coral; large matching brooch, i.e. in coral red with pendants.

[medici-collar]

Visiting Dress

Silk taffeta, lace Circa 1860s Cream-colored draped dress made of silk moire taffeta. It has three parts: bodice, skirt, and triple bow at the back of the waist. The collar and sleeves are richly decorated with fringe, ribbons and silk appliqués. The tailing of the skirt has a train, typical for that period, and the front part has a hidden pocket.

Victoria Museum Kyiv, Ukraine

Message from the Founder of the Museum

[historical-closet-raider]

Taffeta Tuesday

Taffeta evening dress ca.1855 from the Museum of Fine Art Boston collection.

Description from MFA Boston:

"Yellow taffeta dress with wide, flaring neckline, tightly fitted bodice, short sleeves; skirt full all around with three flounces of yellow and white brocade border taffeta; triangular panels front and back of bodice and edges of sleeves trimmed with part of brocade taffeta."

[kirstydreaming]

[threadtalk]

Today in "is it a dress or is it a layer cake" is this confection from 1872. There are so many layers here, it's a little difficult to tell where one ends and another begins! The listing is from Augusta Auctions, and it indicates that it's a four-piece gown--so indeed, parts of it can be added or taken away. The polonaise overskirt (the puffy part of the hips) is a callback to the 18th century, while the neckline is thoroughly 1870s.

The taffeta layers are edged in what's called double-boxed pinked pleats. The scalloped design is also certainly part of a 1700s revival (not to mention those sleeves!).

I absolutely adore the color of this pink, too. It reminds me of some of the cherry blossoms one might see in spring, especially with the trim.

[moomoomooing]

first part of the heartslabyul boys~! i have yet to draw deuce and trey but im kinda at a lull for dress designs lmao-

i want it to be actually flattering and not just the boys being awkwardly shoved into a dress yk

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue December 1950

A dress for the holidays and all year round 1951. In black rayon taffeta, the bodice, cut backless; the skirt, pleated like an accordion, wonderful for dancing. By Madeleine Fauth.

Une robe pour les vacances et toute l’année 1951. En taffetas de rayonne noire, le corsage, coupé dos nu ; la jupe, plissée en accordéon, merveilleuse pour danser. Par Madeleine Fauth.

Photo John Rawlings vogue archive

[pourablecat]

My prom dress has arrived! It's a size too big, more witchy looking than prom-y, I tried it on once, and I love it to bits.

In celebration, self-indulgent watch ladies night out outfit choices! 1890s summer dress (Angua), a little flapper number (Sally) and, because I'm feeling extra cracky, something straight out of a 70s shoujo manga (Cheery). The glasses can come off, but not the helmet.

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Pink Taffeta Ballgown, ca. 1872.

Augusta Auctions.