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Fashion Sketch | c. 1913

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lostsplendor:

Eugénie de Montijo (via 1853 Eugénie de Montijo by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (Versailles) | Grand Ladies | gogm)

ornamentedbeing:

Dress (Ball Gown)

House of Worth  (French, 1858–1956)

The new zoom x1 Trillion is killing me. Maybe it’s because my computer is hooked up to the flat screen but I can see the stitches. It’s brilliant!!

 I’m not making any promises but would anyone be against a House of Worth spam this week?

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cavetocanvas:

Two dresses (French) c. 1810

From the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History:

The combination of white mull, a thin and almost sheer cotton, with a cylindrical silhouette and a high Empire waistline comprises a potent evocation of classical dress. Although there are many images depicting the belting of chitons and peploi above the natural waistline, the raised waist was rarely positioned directly under the bust. This Neoclassical mannerism abetted the illusion of the body as a dramatically linear and columnar form. Fashionable Directoire and Empire beauties, however, did not embrace the architectonic solidity of ancient caryatids. Instead, their classicism was aligned with an arcadian “naturalism” that rationalized the disclosure of the supple female form. Observers of the period frequently deplored the absence of modesty conveyed by a style that was predicated on the prominence and exposure of the breasts and on the barely veiled body. The women of ancient Greece, generally swathed in modesty, would have been startled by this promiscuous public display.

(via cavetocanvas)

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Erte | c. 1934 | Shoe design for Delman’s Shoes

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Susanna Hope by Joseph Wright of Derby | c. 1771

These sleeves!

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Fashion Plate | c. 1828

This fashion plate is from the periodical La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine Addressed Particularly to the Ladies, published between 1806 and 1868. This plate is from March, 1828. The fashion plates showed the latest dress styles, with written descriptions, detailing the hairstyle, accessories and materials used, giving very specific information about the trends of each month.

This plate shows an evening dress and a ball dress. Both outfits include gloves, elaborate hairstyles and narrow shoes. The waists are tiny and the skirts full. La Belle Assemblée was an early example of a women’s magazine, with articles about celebrities and royalty, etiquette advice, beauty and cosmetic instructions and advertisements selling make-up and corsets. It also carried information about births, marriages and deaths. (v&a museum)