Dr Kate Strasdinさんのイラストまとめ

Christian Dior named this 1949 evening dress ‘Gruau’ for his friend #RenéGruau who illustrated advertisements for early #Dior collections. The decorative buttons here emphasise the asymmetry that was a feature of these late #1940s designs @metmuseum #fashionhistory

The charm of #paperdolls. This lovely set from 1832 was created by Anne Sanders Wilson for her sister, telling the fictional history of Miss Wildfire. I, meanwhile, waited eagerly as a child every week for my Bunty comic & her weekly cut out wardrobe. Plus ça change…. @V_and_A

There are certain silhouettes that seem almost too much for their own good. To see an early 1830s fashion plate for the first time, an observer might imagine the drawing is a caricature of a style but to see surviving garments is to realise the illustrator’s accuracy @cincymuseum

Stripes for the #seaside we’re all the rage in the late #1860s, a nod to #nauticalfashion and the occupational dress of those at sea. This surviving gown in sheer layers, practically carries a fresh breeze in its wake with a hint of salty air @madparisfr #fashionhistory

Laid flat, a spencer jacket is an unlikely looking object, proportions out of kilter with bodily requirements but in the context of contemporary silhouettes it looks happier. Self decorations often encrust these gems of outerwear in contrast to lighter fabrics beneath @metmuseum

My favourite artistic interpretation of a #Fortuny gown is Oswald Birley’s 1919 portrait of Miss Muriel Gore @TheCourtauld. The shimmery pleated delphos dress is instantly recognisable, an almost identical shade to this surviving example @PalaisGalliera #fashionhistory

More used to seeing historic garments mounted on appropriate dress forms, there is something poignant about the uninhabited dress on a hanger. They appear like mysterious creatures, a fragile, chiffony creation fluttering in search of a body. #Twenties dress @paquitaparodi

Henri #Matisse was so inspired by the #Romanian embroidery on traditional blouses such as this @metmuseum that he painted them a number of times including this lovely version that he created in Nice in 1940, now in the @CentrePompidou

Enjoying reading about the character of ‘Hilda’ this afternoon, creation of American illustrator #DuaneBryers. A woman happy in her skin living a fictionally idyllic life mostly in swimwear or nothing at all. She was a mid century treasure, here with a #1950s one piece @lacma

As a child I loved the Cicely Mary Barker #flowerfairy illustrations and today put me in mind of the bluebell. We walked amongst a carpet of them at Emsworthy Farm. #CharlesJames’s 1951 petal dress fits the bill beautifully as well @metmuseum #Dartmoorlife #fashionhistory