Sphinxfeather

1824 François-Joseph Kinson - Anna Pavlovna of Russia, queen consort of the Netherlands

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But mostly I am reblogging to say that @randomitemdrop ’s tags win the internet:

evening dress, 1902-03 by Lucie Monnay

this dress is made of silk, with embroidery and glass beads

Fashion plate 2325 from the Journal des Dames et des Modes, artist unknown.

For me, it can only be this dress:

Back in the good old days of 2010, when I was just starting this blog and scouring the internet for images of extant historical fashion, I saw this dress on antiquedress.com and I just fell in love. Really, this is the dress that made me fall head over heels in love with vintage fashion.

It showed up a few years later on 1stdibs.com, and I have no idea where it is now, other than I hope it is being cared for and loved.

When I was debating with myself whether or not to start a GLP-1 and thinking about being able to wear the kind of fashion I want, I thought about this dress A LOT (even if I'm still not able to fit into it in the end, it's the fantasy).

It's elegant, it's romantic, it's whimsical fantasy, it's everything.

WITH THIS TIARA:

Summer Dress

c. 1780

Ecru linen embroidered with wool