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!
Wool cape | Met Museum | 1850-69
Love the color and design of this one!
Le Follet, July 1862
Mary Todd LIncoln’s Velvet Ensemble | Smithsonian | c. 1861-62
Day Dress (American) | IMA | 1860s
Cotton Dress | Centraal Museum | 1860
Day Dress | KCI | Late 1860s
This has long been historicalfashion’s icon!
Taffeta Day Dress | IMA | c. 1865-67
Godey’s evening dress, Feb. 1868
Black heeled boots with gold, Shoe-Icons, c. 1860-68
I am enamored with the darling heart detail on the bottom of these gorgeous boots.
Empress Heels, Shoe-Icons, 1869
