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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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2021-04-10

This week's is this 1760-65 Robe a la Francaise. Let this dress be your little ray of sunshine during these difficult times. Also, check out 's amazing digital collection! You can spend hours there.

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2020-03-21

This week's 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

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2020-02-29

This week's is a 1780 robe a la polonaise, which is a dress that is pulled up into three sections in the back. That and the gorgeous braided trimming remind me of curtains. Perhaps if Scarlett O'Hara was born 80 years older ;)

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2019-12-21

This week's is this 1798-1800 French elaborately embroidered evening dress. It is a round gown that was made to look like an open robe from the pervious fashionable trend. It is sleeveless and so would have been worn with an underdress.

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2019-12-13

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

This week's is this 1900-05 House of Worth ball gown. This was after Jean-Philippe took over his father's business and as you can tell from the close ups, the quality and craftsmanship continued to be impeccable!

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2019-09-28

This week’s is this 1886-1887 French Evening dress by Worth and worn by Elizabeth Fenollosa. It is thought that she wore this dress to the Imperial Court of Japan, when her husband became the director of Japan’s Imperial Museum in Tokyo

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2019-08-03

This week's truly lives up to its name. It's a 1774-93 French court suit. Made of silk velvet with the highest quality embroidery this suit epitomizes the decadence and elitism of the ruling class that the French will rebel against

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2019-07-06

This week's is this one of the most beautiful wedding dresses I've ever seen. It's from 1887 and is made of silk, beads, and faux pearls. It also has artificial flowers on the bust and the bottom of the skirt. seum

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2019-06-08

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 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

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

For here is a 1927 Robe de Style by Jeanne Lanvin It was worn by Suzette Dewey, wife of a member of the US Treasury, at the Court of St. James. It is made of silk moire, glass beads, pearls and metallic thread and is fit for a queen!

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2019-01-05

I’m playing it safe with this week’s with a Worth dress. Interestingly though that it is from around 1898-1900, meaning it witnessed the turn of a century.

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2018-12-29

Here is a 1775 robe a francaise from . It has the typical sack back with a matching petticoat, although I'm sure it would have touched the ground and that this mannequin is purposely tall to show off the shoes. But look at that stomacher!

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2018-12-01

This week’s is a 1890 gown by Catherine Donovan. She was an Irish born dressmaker in New York. She designed for the “400” aka the top figures of New York society, and with this gorgeous gown, you can see why. Sold by

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2018-11-24