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A charming little illustration by A. E. Marty found at the bottom of a page of the January 1920 issue of Gazette du bon ton.

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2019-05-16

Today's is actually 2 dresses by Robert Piguet from 1933-1937 ( she liked buying dresses in multiple colors). Piguet is an amazing figure- he was taught by Poiret and Redfern, before going on to teach Dior and Givenchy himself.

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2019-05-14

Today’s is another dress from the early 1900s- a 1912 dress from . It is an intense deep purple with lovely geometric designs along the shoulders and to the empire waist. I can’t help but love it.

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2019-05-12

For this week's is a 1911-1915 Evening dress from . I adore the silk embroidery on the transparent lighter silk net.

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2019-05-11

This is a dress with an interesting history! It’s a 1874 wedding dress for a Quaker woman in Britain. According to , Quaker women favored fashionable dress but did not like to stand out. but look at that back bow! It definitely stands out to me.

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2019-05-05

This week's is this amazing 1760s-1770s British Sack Back . It is decorated by pansies, morning glories, auriculas, carnations, bluebells and roses on green, white and brown stripes. Stripes and complex patterns were popular at the time.

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2019-04-27

Today's is pretty late but here it is- an 1880-1895 dress at . This is such a sweet white and lavender dress with ribbons and lace. I especially love the long line of buttons down the front.

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2019-04-21

When I first saw this dress, I was stunned and then I saw it was from Worth and it all made sense. It is a 1908 plum cut velvet on chiffon dress that was sold on in 2016 for $2580.

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2019-04-15

My today is a little different. This dress was a costume designed by Kathleen May, Maude Marsh & André- Ani for Norma Shearer in the 1926 movie Upstage. It is super Art Deco, with simple striking lines that look absolutely gorgeous

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2019-04-14

Today's is from 1911. A truly gorgeous evening gown that is made of satin with a yellow silk warp and a blue weft. The embroidery is made of golden metal thread with blue thread and blue glass beads.

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2019-04-12

This week’s is not a subtle dress! It is a 1858 ballgown from . Look at all that pink!!! And it doesn’t stop there, she also has ribbons overflowing from her bodice and flowers on her skirt and in her hair. Beautiful but busy!

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2019-04-06

Today’s is from Balenciaga’s 1948 spring/summer collection. He was inspired by Marie Antoinette, who “favored overdressed with swags anchored by roses.”

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2019-03-31

Here’s a 1785-87 French pink striped silk dress . At this time women were highly corseted and their busts spilled out the top of the dress, hence the white silk to cover up the cleavage a little bit.

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2019-03-27

Sorry for the lateness. Here is the last of my unplanned but enthusiastically embraced green week. This is a 1730s green brocade dress from one of my favorite museums in the world

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2019-03-25

Lunch break and time to savour the sumptuous embroidery details on costume in the Fashion and Style exhibition

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2019-03-21