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!
Cora Pearl, courtesan
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Fashion plate, 1868 England, source missing
They’re looking at a fashion plate…IN A FASHION PLATE.
Little do they know…
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Boutibonne An Indecisive Moment, 1869
Charles Edouard.
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Silk brocade day dress, Tasha Tudor Collection, 1860s
American figured silk dress, Tasha Tudor Collection, 1860s
Linen soutache-trimmed cap, Tasha Tudor Collection, 1860-75
Day dress, 1860’s
Oh, look. Red.
An unidentified woman modeling a mid-nineteenth century ensemble, 1913.
Afternoon dress ca. 1865
From the Museum at FIT
Queen Alexandra, Louise, Queen of Denmark, Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia, Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover, Prince Waldemar of Denmark
