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Stylish gentleman: Esp. like the six-pointed stars repeated on the buttons of both waistcoat & coat - plus extra love for that carnelian pinkie ring. "Portrait of an English Architect" unsigned, 18thc English School

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2019-12-01

Today’s is a fancy dress costume from 1820. It’s an interesting regency interpretation of the renaissance, made of satin, glaze and silver trimmings.

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2019-10-12

In honor of my job , today's is all to do with airplanes! There are three fashion illustrations and one excellently executed example of how aviation has been the inspiration for fancy dress since its beginning.

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2019-10-11

Today's is Miss. Stevenson dressed as "Photography" to a fancy dress ball in Montreal in 1865. She took the idea from a fashion plate (like those pictured) Also, note that she is showing her ankles, something quite scandalous at the time.

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2019-10-10

Portrait of the Frankland sisters by John Hoppner gives an idea of the styles of 1795. Hoppner achieved fame as a brilliant colorist and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1780.

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2019-08-17

Eyes by Erté. Born Romain de Tirtoff in St. Petersburg in 1892, he began drawing costumes aged 5. Erté moved to Paris to work (very successfully) as a fashion illustrator & costume designer. His style became popular again in the He died in 1990.

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2019-08-14

The wild hairstyles of 1839! Note the “mechanical” brushes meant to deliver cleansing products for men’s beards w/out sullying one’s hands. Les Cent-Un Coiffeurs de Tous les Pas.

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2019-07-01

The Genoese Noblewoman (1625-1627) by Anthony Van Dyck reflects dress trends of the early 17th century, particularly in Genoa, such as rich silks ornamented with metallic lace, starched ruffs and the deep "V" shaped bodice.




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2019-05-30

Puce: a colour favored by Marie Antoinette & popular in the late 18thc/ early 19thc. Puce is French for flea; the colour is described as resembling congealed blood or a flea after it’s been crushed on white linen— a familiar shade in its heyday.

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2019-05-24

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

A stunning design by Madeleine Vionnet which was licensed by the American ready-to-wear manufacturer A. Beller & Co, c. 1928.

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2019-03-02

Did you know that American department stores used in-house designers to create original fashions for specific clients, advertising the garments exclusive to the store? Read the part 2 of our thematic essay to find out more!



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2019-03-02

This Poiret promotion underscores how he was creating styles reflecting the popular s-bend silhouette, a trend he would later claim to hate. From Costumes, for Paul Poiret's summer 1906 collection.

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2019-02-17

“Thank you... I thought it might be too much...?”

Was there such a thing as ‘too much’ for the eighteenth century gentleman when it came to choosing an impressive outfit?

Find out at our next lecture Tue 19th Feb

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2019-02-13

Incredible sketch drawn for a designed by Seymour Moss, whose company MOBA created gold & gemstone “fashion jewelry."

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2019-02-02

A rare 1837 fashion plate of a woman in a sporting ensemble featuring pants. It would be another 15 yrs before Bloomers emerged. Journal des dames et des modes, 1837.

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2018-12-19