Front view of a knee length short sleeved dress. It has gathers around the bodice and sleeves with some self coloured buttons and a small standing collar
This is a garment I have shared often for its neat little details but also because it reminds me of my grandmother’s wedding dress. She told me it was blue (it was a wartime wedding) and I picture her when I see this from 1939 #fidmmuseum #FashipnHistory 🗃️🪡
Two views of a printed cotton dress with a diamond pattern in reds and yellows. It has a long full skirt with large puff sleeves and a deep collar
The maker of this c1826 gown used the printed cotton to its best effect, disrupting the pattern with tight pleats at the waist and using the fabric diagonally for the deep collar. Sunny cloth for bright spring days @metcostume.bsky.social #FashipnHistory 🗃️🪡
Black floor length pleated dress with short sleeved black lace bolero
A sample of red cloth between two cardboard moulds
It was all about artisan couture ateliers with students today from flower workers to embroiderers. We also discussed plisseurs, those skilled craftspeople working with cardboard moulds to create glorious pleats. 1930s pleated dress @chertseymuseum.bsky.social & sample by Lognon #FashipnHistory 🗃️🪡
A side by side image of a red velvet bustle dress alongside a photograph featuring a black garment with red bustle
It is always fun to introduce students to the cyclical nature of dress, reminding them that there is nothing new under the sun. Today the c19th & a comparison of an 1880s bustle dress alongside Nick Knight’s photograph of the Yamamoto bustle a century later @metcostume.bsky.social #FashipnHistory 🗃️🪡
A full length strapless ballgown with white and burgundy silk flowers at the neckline and a full layered white and yellow skirt
Bodice detail of the strapless gown with the silk flowers trimming and yellow dress
A blaze of blooms burst forth from the décolletage of this early 1950s Madame Grès ballgown. The haze of yellow beneath a gauzy white layer lends the whole outfit a sense of a misty summer morning. Sold via #kerrytaylorauctions #FashipnHistory 🗃️🪡
