Coat Circa 1787-1792, France Source: The Met, www.metmuseum.org/ar... #fashionhistory #18thcentury

Suit - coat, waistcoat and breeches Circa 1750, likely England Source: V&A, collections.vam.ac.u... #fashionhistory #18thcentury

Ensemble in Little Lord Fauntleroy style Circa 1890, United States Source: Philadelphia museum of art, www.philamuseum.org/... #fashionhistory #victorianfashion

Garters with messages woven or embroidered into them were popular in the #18thc, allowing women to privately express anything from sauciness to political sentiments. 🗃️🪡

Dress Circa 1885, United States Source: The Met, www.metmuseum.org/ar... #victorianfashion #fashionhistory

Dress consisting of three parts -two bodices and one skirt. Circa 1867, Italy Silk taffeta, straw embroidery Source: The Dreamstress, thedreamstress.com/2...

16 - Jeans? You want JEANS? The funny thing about jeans is how anachronistic they seem. But this jacket is about the same date as the dress above. I swear I saw this at Free People last week. A woman's denim jacket., 1850, from the Museum at FIT.

Caught in the act, or so it seems, as she tiptoes gingerly, destination unknown. Is she clutching a volume of improving sermons or somethingf altogether more colourful? Her #1780s striped gown raised retrousée style suggests the latter The Kyoto Costume Institute #FashionHistory🗃️🪡

Girl’s bonnet with original box 1852 Source FIDM, fidmmuseum.pastperfe... #victorianfashion #fashionhistory

Girl’s dress Circa 1880-1900, United States according to source Source: LACMA, collections.lacma.or... #victorianfashion #fashionhistory

If you have enjoyed a couple of glasses of fizz to start your weekend then best avoid the blurry dots of this 1960 cocktail dress. The spot printed nylon sits atop a spot printed acetate lining with the layers just out of whack for that muzzy effect @chertseymuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Bright magenta and marigold layered together in a late #1960s evening ensemble by Yves Saint Laurent. The crepe gown features a gathered halter neck that parts to reveal the contrast colour, Museum of the City of New York #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Who would imagine that neon accents would find their way onto a late #1860s gown. The silk gauze was a popular fabric, a sheer cloth upon which these bright little flowers have been stitched and edged with lime green ribbon @mdhistory.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

So much drama, not just the colour but the way the collar fans out into cutouts at the throat and décolletage of this late #1970s dress. The designer Adolfo was a Cuban born designer working in America in the sixties and seventies @chicagomuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Charles Frederick Worth was partial to referencing the natural world in his lavish textiles. This historically influenced mid #1880s ballgown consists of a voided velvet with arum lily repeating, trimmed with bunches of ribbon and creamy lace, Kerry Taylor Auctions #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Sweet dreams. ‘Tree’ strapless evening dress in pink silk taffeta, designed by Charles James, USA, 1955. Via The Museum at FIT here: fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/objects/6696...

Fashion plate from 1822 depicting a woman wearing a blue redingnote with red trimmings. Costume Parisien. From the collection of Willet-Holthuysen. #FashionHistory #19thc #FashionPlateFriday

Fashionable bonnets depicted in Costume Parisien, 1819. From the collection of Willet-Holthuysen. #FashionHistory #19thc #FashionPlateFriday

Bonnet made of cardboard & net, covered in brown velvet & trimmed with brown satin. Made in Gt Britain, ca 1845. Full description here via The V&A: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O135243...

Queen Victoria announced her engagement to her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 23 November 1839. Prince Albert designed her engagement ring, an emerald serpent ring.

Girl’s day suit Circa 1930-1932 Source: FIDM, fidmmuseum.pastperfe... #fashionhistory #20thcentury

Evening dress A set of a skirt and two different bodices Circa 1893-1895 Designed by Charles Frederick Worth Source: The Met, www.metmuseum.org/ar...—c&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1 #victorianfashion @fashionhistory

Silk taffeta petticoat Source: FIDM, fidmmuseum.pastperfe... #fashionhistory

Incredible 1890s gym suit of navy and red wool or cotton, in the form of a middy blouse and mid-calf-length bloomers. The main garment is navy, with the red used for the revers, cuffs, dickey, and sash. Also has a pair of flat leather shoes. 🗃️🪡 #19thc

Ensemble https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/157476

A combination of bias cut and gathers make for a sublime wedding gown in ivory silk crepe from 1939. Before Balenciaga experimented with space around the body he created this sleek chic bride, Museoa Cristobal Balenciaga #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A Thursday night treat. Evening dress from Madeleine Vionnet, Paris, 1924. A client of the couturier stated ‘Once on, the clothes moved. They were very easy to dance in’. Via NGV Melbourne, full description here: www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/coll...

Magenta velvet coat with metallic lace lined in gold lamé shown over lamé evening dress, 1920s. Detail photos in comments. #1920s #1920sfashion

1/3 I want to thank you for following me! Now I have to be honest, I began with the aim of doing this on causal level, but I didn’t really estimate the workload, working on a tiny iPad. The alt tex writing is the largest obstacle, sucking out the joy from me. 1 post takes roughly 20-30 min to prep

A “ventilated” corset One of the many health-related innovations in the period to make corsets better. Circa 1890-1900 Source: V&A, collections.vam.ac.u... #victorian #victorianfashion #fashionhistory

Paris Maison Depret. Dress, 1867-69. Silk and piña cloth (made from pineapple fibres) C'est très chic et magnifique! Collection The Met Museum #FashionHistory

Paris Charles Worth, Maison Worth 7 rue de la Paix Splendid Afternoon Dress, 1883-86 Shot silk taffeta with a fascinating print (reminds me of bioluminescence?!) Collection Cincinnati art museum #FashionHistory

🪡Paris Maison Redfern Walking Dress,1888-90 Collection cincinnati art museum #FashionHistory

A bodice and apron made of bands of brightly-colored and embroidered cotton or linen, separated by bands of white lace. At first glance, I assumed this was 1970s Gunne Sax revival, but it was made in 1888 by Mrs. Samuel Shimm in an Eastern European folk dress tradition. I wish I had more context.🗃️🪡

This corset boasts a typical 1860s silhouette, with its gored bust and hip pattern, largely relies on extensive cording to provide its structure and shaping. You can explore this piece in further detail on our website! underpinningsmuseum.com/museum-colle...

Woman’s day dress Circa 1883, Great Britain Source: V&A, collections.vam.ac.u... #fashionhistory #victorianfashion #victorian

Teaching lovely costume students tomorrow and we are looking at the characterisation of the iconic Miss Havisham through the deterioration of her wedding dress. Here she is perhaps in happier times when the dress was new and her hopes were high, early #1830s, LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Once in a while I post things that isn’t clothes! “Tiny”, a soft toy in the shape of a rabbit. Circa 1902 Source: V&A, collections.vam.ac.u...

Link Tuesday! A beautiful ensemble designed by House of Worth with embroidery inspired by Japanese motifs. In the late Victorian Japanese motifs was extremely popular. It was called Japonism. Circa 1894 www.kci.or.jp/en/arc... #victorianfashion #fashionhistory

Look at the bright pink color! Women’s bodice and skirt Circa 1860s Source: Augusta auctions, www.augusta-auction.... #victorian #victorianfashion #fashionhistory

🪡 British. Court dress, robe à la française, c.1750. silk & metallic thread. Collection & ©️ The Met Museum #18thcentury

Evening ensemble https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/155793

Pink day! (for no reasons at all) Let’s have some cute 60s fashion! Source: byronsmuse.wordpress... #sixties #fashionhistory

Photograph of two girls - Princess Irene and Princess Alix of Hesse March 1880 Source: Royal Collection Trust, www.rct.uk/collectio... #victorianfashion #victorian #fashionhistory

British. Exquisite Robe à la Française, 1740s. "This hand-painted silk dress displays the opulence,Orientalism, &insatiable baroque excess. Layers build on layers; flowers terrace out from 2D on the textile, silk flowers, &nets laden w/trapped flowers& floss." © and collection The Met Museum

Boy ensemble, Little Lord Fauntleroy style! Little Lord Fauntleroy was a fictional character featured in a children’s novel. United States, 1885 Source: The Met, http://tiny.cc/6jjuzz #victorianfashion #victorian #fashionhistory en.wikipedia.org/wik...#victorianfashion

Photograph of a woman with bustle dress Circa 1886, Tallahassee, Florida, United States Source: Florida Memory, #victorianfashion #fashionhistory #victorian

An example of how (a part of) the underpinnings would look like from ca 1885. What’s missing is corset cover and pettticoat(s) (and stockings) The structure in back is called bustle or tornure. Source: LACMA, collections.lacma.or... #victorian #victorianfashion #fashionhistory

Oil painting, Les Demoiselles de Province 1885 James Tissot, France Source: Christie’s, www.christies.com/lo... #victorian #victorianfashion #fashionhistory

Man’s morning coat and vest Circa 1880, made in England Source: LACMA, #victorianfashion #victorian #fashionhistory