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I know time wise it would be a little off but this russet silk gown with figured #blacklace-like motifs puts #LadyDedlock in mind, a gothic glam figure with a mystery at her heart, early #1860s @metmuseum #fashionhistory #BleakHouse
This is an unusual dress for the early #20thc. Dating to 1900-15, its lack of structure looks towards the #1930s in style but with a mini #Watteau pleat falling from the nape of the neck to just below the shoulder blades. It is a real melting pot of aesthetics @GoldsteinMuseum
At once both ancient and modern, #CharlesJames draws on aesthetics and materials of #18thc banyans, an early form of dressing gown, to create his contemporary #damask evening coat in 1958. Sunshiny silk on a bitter cold day.....@ChicagoMuseum #fashionhistory
#Periwinkle blue chiffon opens like a flower around the body, the scalloped edges enhancing the petal like qualities of the late #1920s #eveningdress. Faux pearls catch the matching belt front and centre @GoldsteinMuseum #fashionhistory
Writing about #mourningdress extends to the degrees of outward display disseminated through colour. This is a #halfmourning dress that combines black with lilac, an indicator of time on the scale of social etiquette, #1870s @mfaboston
A beautiful sleeve detail captured by #Ingres in his painting of a young woman in 1805, the informal pose of the arm caught up in the mamaluke style of sleeve. An existing example @NGVMelbourne shows similar ripples of muslin that descend from the shoulder. Painting @HullFerens
Traceries of hand #quilting mark out the intricate design across this #1780s blue silk #petticoat. The linen pet en l’air bodice marks this out as an informal ensemble, garments to be worn in the privacy of home @GlasgowMuseums #fashionhistory
A soft green silk #kimono, finely #embroidered flora and fauna decorating its surface. Dating to the #1930s this style of robe was a popular #loungewear option @ChristiesInc #fashionhistory
Bottle green satin brocaded with luxurious black plumes, the kind of fabric that Worth, the designer of this gown, revelled in using. The wearer of this dress was Lady Lloyd of Cardiganshire & the dimensions reveal that she stood 6ft tall in her stockings @kerrytaylorauctions
With a storm moving in this evening the only thing to be worn ought to be this lounging #pyjama set by #CharlesJames from 1941. The silk #jumpsuit style creates the illusion of a skirt where they are in fact wide legged pants @metmuseum #fashionhistory