Amoria in the 1920s

Black and white and Color

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The rise of fashion publications helped to popularize a trend for casual clothing during the 1780s. They also reflected the growing consumption of fashion in middle and working classes. Read more about this decade at the link below!

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The 1770s was a time of transition in women’s dress, particularly for daywear. The robe à la française was reserved for formal wear which gave way to a new prominent ‘informal’ garment, the robe à l’anglaise. Read more at the link below!

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As a child I loved the Cicely Mary Barker illustrations and today put me in mind of the bluebell. We walked amongst a carpet of them at Emsworthy Farm. 1951 petal dress fits the bill beautifully as well

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Today's shows you don't have to have a 15" waist to wear beautiful dresses. This satin gown was worn by Queen Wilhelmina in 1912 and then altered later in 1923 for the 25th anniversary of her reign. She was the Queen of Netherlands from 1890 to 1948.

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The is a filmy garment that sits like a pair of angel wings on the shoulders in an expansive gown. The elongated of this example highlights the that is sketched upon its surface

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Jean-Marc Nattier, an acclaimed 18th-century portraitist, was known for his mythological style, painting women in imagined costume that was only loosely based on fashionable trends, as is true in his 1750/60 Portrait of a Woman.

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This week's is this 1910 Callot Soeurs evening gown of bright yellow satin covered with metallic and silk tulle and decorated with embroidered floral designs in metallic and silk thread. So elegant and gorgeous!

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The one above was sold at Whicker's Auction for $2,000-3,000. Here are some of the other versions. In order they are from Kyoto Costume Institute, Philadelphia Art Museum, Minnesota Historical Society, and LACMA

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Women’s fashion was ornate above all else in 1855, with the crinoline reigning prominently in conjunction with brightly colored silks and satins. Read more at the link below!

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This week's is Marjorie's amazing silk bias cut evening gown, which she wore for her 1934 portrait by Frank Salisbury. She wore it with a velvet red drape with fox fur, paired it with a ruby and diamond clip and matching Cartier bracelets.

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Porter Woodruff

Gazette du Bon Ton. Art - Modes & Frivolités, No. 3 - 1921, 4e Année

Chapeaux, 1921.

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Today's is Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna's costume to the 1903 Boyar Ball. She went as a "peasant" from 17th-century Torzhok. The outfit combines three floral patterns that are very different and yet are beautiful together. The душегрея (jacket) is my fav.

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Fashion plates were used to help ladies and their dressmakers see what fashions were being worn in Paris and London.
These from Paris c1905

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