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Walking dress, 1880’s
(via fuckyeahvictorians)
in 1781, Marie Antoinette hosted a masked ball to welcome the Grand Duke Paul and his wife, the Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna. Marie Antoinette appeared as Gabrielle d’Estrées, a mistress of Henry IV of France, with a costume of silver gauze and a black hat with massive white plumes fastened by diamonds - including the famous Pitt (or Regent) diamond.
Above: A 19th century engraving and portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées, Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette, and the Pitt (more commonly know as the Regent) diamond.
Portrait of a Woman by Élisabeth Vigeé-Lebrun, 1831
Wedding Dress, LACMA, 1837
“William Wyler was such a perfectionist. The Heiress, for example, was set in the 1840’s and 1850’s, so we had to deal with two periods. We had crinolines, and we also had hoops, a slightly different silhouette. There were scenes in which Olivia de Havilland got dressed. You saw her in petticoats, corsets, and corset covers. William sent me to a fashion institute in New York, to be sure that every button and button hole was absolutely accurate. If I had to choose a picture that I did where everything was perfect down to the tiniest buttonhole, it would be The Heiress.” — Edith Head.
Edith Head costume sketches for The Heiress, 1949.
(Source: humpthehostess, via hoop-skirts-and-corsets)
Corset owned by Elizabeth Southard, Met Museum, c. 1830-1835
Satin Dress, MFA Boston, c. 1835-1840
Ball Dress (French), MFA Boston, 1825
Roza Teleki in the Atelier by Barabás Miklós, 1838
Gusseted Corset, sold by Time Traveler’s Antiques, c. 1820s
