sedraselections: Edison Home Phonograph. about 1888 by JFGryphon on Flickr. I’m not buying that date - she’s got 1910s written all over her!

sedraselections:

Edison Home Phonograph. about 1888 by JFGryphon on Flickr.

I’m not buying that date - she’s got 1910s written all over her!

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Silk Dress (American) | IMA | 1910s

Silk Dress (American) | IMA | 1910s


Sari-inspired evening gown, Musée McCord, c. 1912


Spring suits and tailored dresses, fashions from 1913

oldrags: Wedding dress worn by Mary Peterson Wells, 1910-11 (worn in) the Philippines (Manila), FIDM Museum & Galleries Wedding dresses usually follow the lines of contemporary fashionable dress. This wedding gown, with its high waist and slim silhouette, highlights the popularity of silhouettes inspired by ancient Greek and Roman dress. As described in a post featuring a c. 1912 tunic dress, this style emerged about 1908 and was a dramatic departure from the S-bend silhouette. Mary wore this wedding dress with a headpiece of wax orange blossoms and buds. Sweet-smelling orange blossoms have long been worn by brides, but their popularity was cemented in 1840, when Queen Victoria wore a crown of orange blossoms for her wedding. For those without access to fresh orange blossoms, wax blossoms were a popular alternative. In this photograph, Mary is pictured wearing her wedding gown, the orange blossom headpiece, an extended veil and long gloves. Though we know that this gown was worn for a wedding in the Philippines, we don’t know where it was made. If made in the Philippines, its up-to-date style is testament to the rapid spread of fashion information to regions far from Paris, the center of high fashion. Alternately, the bride might have commissioned the gown in the United States before setting sail for Manila. Answering this question will take more time, as we haven’t completed our research on Mary Peterson Wells. We know that she was born in 1887, but not the location of her birth. Based on what we’ve discovered so far, she was probably related to James Jackson Peterson. Born in West Virginia in 1853, Peterson was appointed United States consul for Honduras in 1890. By the early 20th century, Peterson had moved to Manila where he received an appointment as official translator and sheriff for the City of Manila. The relationship between James Jackson Peterson and Mary Peterson Wells is still unclear. The lace panels decorating the gown might have been a family heirloom, given to Mary for use on her wedding dress.

oldrags:

Wedding dress worn by Mary Peterson Wells, 1910-11 (worn in) the Philippines (Manila), FIDM Museum & Galleries

Wedding dresses usually follow the lines of contemporary fashionable dress. This wedding gown, with its high waist and slim silhouette, highlights the popularity of silhouettes inspired by ancient Greek and Roman dress. As described in a post featuring a c. 1912 tunic dress, this style emerged about 1908 and was a dramatic departure from the S-bend silhouette. Mary wore this wedding dress with a headpiece of wax orange blossoms and buds. Sweet-smelling orange blossoms have long been worn by brides, but their popularity was cemented in 1840, when Queen Victoria wore a crown of orange blossoms for her wedding. For those without access to fresh orange blossoms, wax blossoms were a popular alternative. In this photograph, Mary is pictured wearing her wedding gown, the orange blossom headpiece, an extended veil and long gloves.

Though we know that this gown was worn for a wedding in the Philippines, we don’t know where it was made. If made in the Philippines, its up-to-date style is testament to the rapid spread of fashion information to regions far from Paris, the center of high fashion. Alternately, the bride might have commissioned the gown in the United States before setting sail for Manila. Answering this question will take more time, as we haven’t completed our research on Mary Peterson Wells. We know that she was born in 1887, but not the location of her birth. Based on what we’ve discovered so far, she was probably related to James Jackson Peterson. Born in West Virginia in 1853, Peterson was appointed United States consul for Honduras in 1890. By the early 20th century, Peterson had moved to Manila where he received an appointment as official translator and sheriff for the City of Manila. The relationship between James Jackson Peterson and Mary Peterson Wells is still unclear.

The lace panels decorating the gown might have been a family heirloom, given to Mary for use on her wedding dress.

fripperiesandfobs: Evening dress, 1910’s From the Minnesota Historical Society

fripperiesandfobs:

Evening dress, 1910’s

From the Minnesota Historical Society

historiful: An unidentified woman modeling a mid-nineteenth century ensemble, 1913. 

historiful:

An unidentified woman modeling a mid-nineteenth century ensemble, 1913. 

The evolution of the corset in the early twentieth century!

The evolution of the corset in the early twentieth century!


These are mules from about 1917, they are the newest addition to my private collection. They are brocade with a silk satin interior, I believe that the uppers have a paper interlining. The sole is padded, and the bottoms are leather. The bottoms of the heels are screwed on instead of nailed, which brings me to the patent. The bottom of the shoes are stamped with “Patent Oct, 23 1917”. I think the patent refers to the screws in the heels because I found a picture of an almost identical pair of mules from 1910-1915, the only difference being the brocade. I can’t imagine them past 1920, so I’m just going to stick with the 1917 date. All that aside they seem to be in fantastic condition. They don’t look like they’ve been worn at all, or maybe just once or twice.  They’re very tiny as well. Enjoy!

~Le Co-moderator Rachel.


fripperiesandfobs:

Paquin dress, 1912-13

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art


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