//=time() ?>
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Today’s #ootd is this 1909 dress from Maria Verhaeren of New York. International Women’s Day was first celebrated in New York on Feb 28, 1909. So I like to think that a woman wore this dress at that time. #fashionhistory
This week's late #TsarinaSaturday is this 1898-99 maternity dress. It was worn when Alexandra Feodorovna was pregnant with Maria Nicolaevna, her third daughter. This dress also has the exact same colors as my childhood bedroom! #fashionhistory
Today's #ootd is this lovely 1865 afternoon/evening dress by Mme. Olympe. It is very similar to a 1862-5 Worth & Bobergh dress that I highlighted a couple weeks ago. This isn't very surprising as Olympe used to go to Paris to keep current with the latest fashions #FashionHistory
Today's #ootd is this 1870 Worth dress. Women's fashion was contingent on the time of day, with women gradually revealing more skin as the day went on. Interchangeable bodices made changing easier. Learn more on @Dressed_Podcast's History Mystery 40 #FashionHistory
This week's #MerriweatherMonday is Marjorie's 1905 magnificent traveling suit. She got this outfit as a part of her wedding trousseau after she married her first husband, Edward B. Close. They went to Hot Springs, VA for their honeymoon. #FashionHistory
This week's #FridayFrills is this House of Worth 1885-1890 transformation dress. That means the dress has two bodices- an afternoon and evening one. It would also be interesting to know the dimensions for the dress looks two very different sizes #PalaisGalliera #FashionHistory
A Schiaparelli hat offered by Bergdorf Goodman, Spring 1948. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionsketch #1948 #40sfashion #millinery #schiaparelli #elsaschiaparelli #fitspecialcollections #fitnyc #fashioninstituteoftechnology #designarchives
Today's #ootd is a continuation of yesterday's theme- "modern" reinterpretations of 18th-century clothing. This 1923 dress by Sylvie Boue of the Boue Soeurs transforms the 18th century court dresses she saw in Rococo paintings into a dress fit for a flapper. #FashionHistory
Mules by Pierre Yantorny https://t.co/hGqluFIpOO #pierreyantorny #fashionhistory
This week's #TsarinaSaturday is Maria Feodorovna's 1893 visiting dress from the House of Morin-Blossier. It was founded by two sisters who went on design dresses for a number or Queens and Princesses, including fashion icons Maud of Wales and Mrs. Vanderbilt. #FashionHistory
Today’s #ootd is a 1835-40 silk day dress. It is made of a “changeant satin woven with black and deep red with red dots at intervals,” which produces a strange iridescent color that is hard to imagine in the 19th century. @AugustaAuction #FashionHistory
Today’s #ootd is a 1885 Japanese dressing gown made for the western market. Japan opened to trade to the West in 1854 and interest in Japanese culture surged. Japan capitalized on this and sold them their “exotic” designs in a form they were comfortable wearing #fashionhistory
Three sisters, I presume, from Langport (#Michigan, I think and not #Somerset) dressed in matching belted velvet jackets in rather a 'Chinoiserie' style, worn over flouncy frocks and photographed at C. Payne's studios. #OldPhoto #FashionHistory #Victorian
Carrying on with the fashion in sports theme, this black cotton bathing suit with red piping trim is from the @GoldsteinMuseum. Made in England between 1900-1910, the 2 piece suit consists of a modest belted dress worn over a pair of bloomers. #fashionhistory #sports #bathingsuit
Here's the second batch of my earlier finds, celebrating my followers getting to 3,000! 🎉🥳
I'm amazed, thank you, great to have you all here xx
#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory😃
Today’s #ootd is a 1820 English gown. The whole gown is covered in metallic threaded floral embroidery and decorated with pink ribbons, tassels with golden sequins, and trimmings. @LACMA #fashionHistory
Today's #ootd is this 1832 American dinner or evening party dress. It is made of moire, which is a type of wavy silk, sometimes called watered silk. This material was popular for evening occasions. Also look at the wonderful pleating around the bodice and sleeves! #FashionHistory
Today's #ootd is this 1770s Robe a la Francaise in one of my favorite colors- blush pink. @KerryTaylorAuct #FashionHistory
To inspire you on this dreary Monday, today’s #ootd is something truly spectacular. It is a 1760-1765 Robe a la Francaise, presumably from France or England. The white silk would have made the metallic golden thread shine even more brilliantly in candlelight. #fashionHistory
Monday Pic
Starting our week with this gorgeous photo of two children, beautifully dressed😍love the little rocking horse, prop from studio.
Photographer from my home town #Reading #Berkshire
A gift from lovely friend, aren’t I lucky!
#OldPhotos #FamilyHstory #FashionHistory