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!

French evening cape | MFA Boston | c. 1900

Jacques Doucet Evening Cape | Met Museum | c. 1900-1905
Russian court dress ca. 1900
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art
(via cuntlery)
Dress, 1900’s
From the Minnesota Historical Society

An Evening Gown of Black Chiffon, c. 1900 via The New York Public Library
(via lostsplendor)
Evening dress of Queen Maud of Norway ca. 1909
From the Digitalt Museum
(via natashagurdin)

The evolution of the corset in the early twentieth century!
Evening shoes ca. 1900
From Shoe Icons
Shoes ca. 1905-08
From Shoe Icons

Evening dress of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, 1900’s
From the State Hermitage Museum