historicalfashion
A blog posting historical fashion garments, portraits, or drawings from the Middle Ages to the 1950s, and some special exceptions for later dates. This includes photographs, explanation of the garment, and historical details. Long live the past!
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You can follow my personal tumblr here.
Find your favorite eras by navigating the tags here!
Ask me anything and tell me what you'd like to see!
Jacques Fath evening gown | Met Museum | c. 1947
House of Lanvin evening dress | Met Museum | c. 1937
Oh dear. I very much adore this dress.
Miss Beckie evening dress | Met Museum | 1910-1912
Beaded Evening Dress | Metropolitan Museum | 1917-1920
Evening dress from auction | c. 1950s
Bustle Swan gown | Fit NYC | c. 1954 (great year for dresses, huh?)
Charles James Ball Gown | Metropolitan Museum | c. 1954
Roger Vivier for Dior shoes ca. 1957 via The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(via modernfoppery)
September 1862
June 1862
