Fashions From The Past

La Mode illustrée, no. 22, 31 mai 1896

Toilette d'été. Summer ensemble.

Modèle de chez Mme Gradoz, rue de Provence, 67.

Signed: Chapuis

Pink Silk & Lace Tea Gown

c. 1908

Wedding Ensemble

c. 1901

"The appliqués of this wedding dress exemplify the whip-like curves and scrolls characteristic of the Art Nouveau period. Made in Rome for Mrs. Frederick Dand Sherman in 1901, the design of the dress shows the impact of the Art Nouveau movement throughout Europe by that year. While the white-on-white color palette would have been a conventional choice for a bride just after the turn of the century, the asymmetical trimming would have been a deliberately bold and fashion-conscious choice. The shape of the skirt and cut of the sleeves particularly suits the overall decorative scheme of the dress."

Italian

Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1620

Oil on panel by Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, 1571–1638)

Costume Parisien Fashion Plate, 1816

Dress, c.1895

Maroon satin, white lace, velvet, brown cotton twill.

This dress was made in Timaru, NZ for 30 shillings, for Mary Annie (Wilds) Davis (1859-1942).

Muslin Women's Day Dress

c. 1845

Evening dress, c. 1910 by George P. Meier

This dress is made of brown velvet, decorated with metallic lace

Dress

c. 1850-1860

A dress made of cotton muslin, gilded metal thread and Indian jewel beetles (sternocera aeqisignata), Britain, 1868-1869 CE. Over 5000 beetle wings or parts of wings were used to decorate this dress.

Fashion plate 385 from the Petit Courrier des Dames, unsigned.