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!
Ask me anything and tell me what you'd like to see!
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!
herrrhodon asked: hi, i was wondering if you could tell me why ELEONORA DI TOLEDO’S FUNERAL DRESS is brown on some parts. is it blood or something? your blog is great! very authentic! i'd like to see some fashion arround 1500!
That’s just the effect of hundreds of years of aging - the fabric decomposes and oxidizes and that dulls and darkens the colors.
