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Day 3 of fashion history advent and as a child my idealised vision of #Christmas was always #Victorian bonneted women in snowy stucco-housed residential squares, carolling their way around gaslit spaces. This #1850s #bonnet captures the nostalgia of that.....@philamuseum
Pin ticks and whitework. An #Edwardian blouse decorated in all manner of fine and fancy stitches that nestle up to the throat and float around the wrists, the folds of white cotton lawn tucked into the plain wool skirt @V_and_A #1900s #fashionhistory
Black rayon crepe is cut into a one piece bias cut #1930s evening dress, intersected with folds of silver beaded pink satin. The pink is repeated in the lining of the dress, a hint of it flashing with the walk of the wearer @GoldsteinMuseum #fashionhistory
Sad to miss the launch of @FourRedShoes fabulous book last night, Dress in the Age of Jane Austen, but can’t wait for my copy to arrive. It looks to be an absolute gem....dress c1812 @UAIberta and book @YaleBooks #dresshistory
It takes focused attention sometimes to appreciate an #1880s dress. In many ways standard fare for the period, when you look at details they are lovely. Detailed brocade, fantails of silk, jewelled buttons & puckered shirring, arts of the late #19thc dressmaker @GoldsteinMuseum
Oversized #chrysanthemums in cut velvet decorate pale pink satin, a bold textile typical of the #HouseofWorth which prides itself on the quality of its fabrics to enhance design. This late #1890s evening dress is relatively plain so that the cloth makes all the noise @metmuseum
Apologies to my lovely @FilmLocSupport husband and @CraftFestival friend but today I am full on England rugby supporter. A red and white #1930s evening gown by Donguy, perfect for cheering along the touch line if I were in Japan. Which I’m not......@Fashion_Museum #RugbyWorldCup
A clever device here, the broad silk cord that adds interest by raising the skirt also passes over the shoulder as an asymmetrical strap, #1950s evening dress @mfaboston #fashionhistory
A brighter conclusion to today proving that you never know what each day will bring. Sunny silk jersey tweaked into place by #MmeGrès, a late #1930s strapping evening dress ornately pleated on the front but, in a gown of two halves, smoothly fitted at the back @NGVMelbourne
Imaginative embellishment on a Jean Philippe Worth evening dress has created the illusion of beaded tassels that raise the pale turquoise hem of the skirt to reveal a honeycomb of metallic detail beneath. An attractive trick of the eye glinting in gaslight, c1910 @metmuseum