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!
Madeleine Vionnet Evening dress | 1938 | Met Museum
Irene Castle in Madeleine Vionnet, c. 1922
I can see Aphrodite rising from the ocean and wearing this dress by Madeleine Vionnet.
Evening gown property of CI
Can you imagine the beautiful movement you would get when you walk in this dress or dance? Oh my.
“Like a flower bending in the breeze, bend with me, sway with ease. When we dance you have a way with me, stay with me, sway with me”
