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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Find your favorite eras by navigating the tags here!
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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!

Prinzessin Amalia von Preussen by Pesne, c. 1740s-50s

“Picnic after the Hunt” by Lancret, c. 1740

“Halt in the Hunt” by Van Loo, c. 1737

“House of Cards” by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon, c. 1736-37
This may possibly be a man.. I can never tell with Siméon’s work.

Lady Henrietta Cavendish, Lady Huntington by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1717-18

Eleonora Gustafa Bonde af Björnö by Jakob Björk, 18th century

Lady in Riding Habit by Enoch Seeman, 1700-30
Here starts the “women in tricorns” spam!

Spanish Dinner Dress, c. 1880. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(via lostsplendor)
Evening dress of Queen Maud of Norway ca. 1909
From the Digitalt Museum
(via natashagurdin)
