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Fashion and dress history - historical, antique and vintage fashion and more! Extant fashion garments, fashion plates and original photographs from 18th century to 1980s! Occasionally also lifestyle and other extant products. Old stuff only!

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Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Dec 2

Coat

Circa 1787-1792, France

Source: The Met, www.metmuseum.org/ar...
#fashionhistory #18thcentury

A male mannequin featuring the red wool coat.

Close up view of the red coats buttons side and a partial view of the sleeve cuff with its buttons, same type button but smaller in size, we also see parts of a waistcoat of white color with blue, red narrow stripes.

Close up of one button, needlework button, it is made of embroidery threads worked and woven for hand to cover a base button or disc, the base isn’t visible. The color is reddish orange, lighter in color than fabric. Not sure if it is as intended or if it was more matched to the deep red of coat but faded.

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Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Dec 1

You may want to read here: www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/an...

But before the jacquard which automated the process by punch cards it was a teamwork of a weaver and a draw-boy who manipulated the threads.

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Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Dec 1

Suit - coat, waistcoat and breeches

Circa 1750, likely England

Source: V&A, collections.vam.ac.u...

#fashionhistory #18thcentury

Mannequin of a man wearing 1750s fashion - jacket, waistcoat and breeches made of woven silk brocade, all same fabric, unembellished. The brocade is cream and some red color, the source say cerise but it looks not vibrant to me. The abstract motif is symmetrical and consists of waves of some kind and flowers. There’s also a hat, ribbons on hair, shoes, walking stick and an sword of some kind (I’m sorry I don’t have much knowledge on swords!)

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Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Nov 30

Loved reading your text!

Interesting point on the (some of them) men who wore the suits eventually grew to hate them.

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Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Nov 30

Ensemble in Little Lord Fauntleroy style

Circa 1890, United States

Source: Philadelphia museum of art, www.philamuseum.org/...

#fashionhistory #victorianfashion

boy mannequin wearing jacket, waistcoat and breeches made of black silk velvet. Stocking and shoes. Lace collar and ribbon bow in neck. Pewter buttons along front of jacket and waistcoat and on cuffs and on the bottom of jacket.

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Cassidy Percoco @mimicofmodes.com · Nov 29

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

A pair of red silk ribbon garters, embroidered or brocaded with "Plus sincere que je le suis" and "vous naurez [ja]mais damis", meaning "More sincere than I am" and "you will never have friends" unless I am mistaken.

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Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Nov 28

Dress

Circa 1885, United States

Source: The Met, www.metmuseum.org/ar...

#victorianfashion #fashionhistory

A cream colored girl’s dress , highly embellished with beige colored lace trim. Lots of folds, pleats, draping, smocking, scallops, flounces, ribbon bows…

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Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Nov 27

Dress consisting of three parts -two bodices and one skirt.

Circa 1867, Italy

Silk taffeta, straw embroidery

Source: The Dreamstress, thedreamstress.com/2...

A very purple dress made of silk taffeta. Long sleeves, buttoned bodice, wide skirt, presumed worn over elliptical hoop. Straw embroidery on skirt and bodice. Some of the motifs looks like zig zags and filled circles. Bobble fringe along some of the garments edges. The long sleeved bodice has long purple fringe at hem.

These last two pics shows the third part, an alternative bodice, scoop boat boat neckline and sleeveless, only having small trimmed piece of embroidered “cuffs” in the place of sleeves.

Embroidery motif along center front, and on a same fabric belt circling the waist.

Cream colored fabric on top part of bodice, also embroidered with straw. Ribbon edging on top.

Big sulfur yellow bow in back.

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Natania Barron @natania.bsky.social · Nov 26

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.

Hand sewn blue denim jacket, gathered into waistband, with band collar on open round neck, patch pocket, long sleeve with one button cuff, and five CF buttons.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · Nov 26

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🗃️🪡

Side view of a mannequin in a white wig wearing a red and white striped dress. She is carrying a small book and wears black shoes

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Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Nov 26

Girl’s bonnet with original box

1852

Source FIDM, fidmmuseum.pastperfe...

#victorianfashion #fashionhistory

Yellow bonnet mounted on a faceless head dummy.

The outside of the bonnet is yellow and has a brim going around the face, tied together with a ribbon bow below chin, the fabric and the ribbon is a lovely contrasting color of robins egg blue. The brim is decorated with smaller bows on each sides at ear level. The backside of the bonnet has some kind of skirting going on, not sure on accurate term, hanging below the flat back cap.

Hat box, paper, bold print, floral on blue background, golden colored flourishes.

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Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Nov 25

Girl’s dress

Circa 1880-1900, United States according to source

Source: LACMA, collections.lacma.or...

#victorianfashion #fashionhistory

Mannequin, girl’s dress long sleeves, brown silk twill, brown hat, dark stockings, shoes with brown ribbon bows

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · Nov 22

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 🗃️🪡

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · Nov 23

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 🗃️🪡

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · Nov 24

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 🗃️🪡

Bodice detail showing cream silk gauze with a vertical red stripe and floral repeat of small coloured flowers stitched into the gauze. Lime green ribbon trims the neckline

Full length view of the whole garment showing the broad crinoline skirt and the same green tucked ribbon at hem and cuff

Back view of the same garment with a broad lime green satin ribbon tied in a bow centre back

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · Nov 24

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 🗃️🪡

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · Nov 23

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 🗃️🪡

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julieinstitches.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social · Nov 23

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...

Pink silk taffeta strapless evening dress, designed by Charles James, USA. 1955.

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Simone @monalunasimone.bsky.social · Nov 22

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

Costume Parisien, nr. 2091: Chapeau de bois blanc, garni d'un chiffon de gaze lisse. Redingote-Blouse en toile lustrée garnie de galons de soie. Gibecière de lacets de soie tressés. Object number A 55988.

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Simone @monalunasimone.bsky.social · Nov 22

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

Costume Parisien, nr. 1868: 1.Chapeau de pluche. 2.Chapeau de velours simulé, garni en rubans de satin. 3.Chapeaux de satin, garnis en duvet. 4.Chapeau de velours simulé, garni en étoffe chenillée. 5.Chapeau de velours natté. Object number
A 55850.

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julieinstitches.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social · Nov 23

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...

Bonnet made in Great Britain, about 1845, of brown velvet and satin with an artificial floral trim.

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tnbskts 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👑🇪🇺 @tnbskts.bsky.social · Nov 23

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.

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Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Nov 23

It is so incredibly cute, yes! I would love to see a grown up version too. But then I’m whimsical.

Fabulous Fashion! @fabulousfashion.bsky.social · Nov 23

Girl’s day suit

Circa 1930-1932

Source: FIDM, fidmmuseum.pastperfe...

#fashionhistory #20thcentury

A jacket and a skirt, of blue fabric, red lining peeking from the backside of collar. Two lines of embroidered flowers along each side of the front. Red, white and yellow flowers and green stalks with leaves. The flowers appears three dimensional. The skirt is paneled and has a flower per panel. Red piping on hem.

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