1900-02 Lace afternoon dress "Two-piece dress of black floral lace over white silk taffeta. Black lace bolero over a white chiffon bodice front. Slightly trained skirt is layered with lace and net over white taffeta. Taffeta ruffle at hem." Minnesota Historical Society Museum accession number 7094.4.A,B . . . . . . #HistoricalGarments #1900sFashion #BelleEpoque #VintageLace #HistoriaDeLaModa #HistoireDeLaMode #Encaje #HistoricalCostuming #DressHistory #FashionHistory #LaceDress https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck7JsP7L2lQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Quite simply one of the most astonishing railroad timepieces we've had the pleasure to offer, this rare 18 size, 23 ruby-jeweled "Vanguard" hunter-case pocket watch created by the American Waltham Watch Company is magnificent – with a PERFECT Montgomery dial and rococo gold-filled case; offered in a custom-fitted walnut presentation box; circa 1901.

Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors at Museum at FIT

Now through May 14, 2023, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology has a show on women fashion designers who also did interior decoration from the late 19th Century onward. As both kinds of designing were part of the decorative arts, this made perfect sense to them. The same principles about the art of composition were used to design both. In fact, one of my early fashion books actually explains how to make each room of a house as harmonious as a woman’s clothing.

You see here a yellow, fur-trimmed tea gown from around 1918 which is attributed to Lucile, then a remarkably fluffy evening cape by Jeanne Paquin, evening cape, 1987, France, and lastly a painting by Henri Gervex which he called “Cinq Heures chez Paquin” or Five Hours at Paquin from 1906 which gives you the idea that women spent a lot of time picking out their purchases at the designer’s salon.

For more images and more information on visiting, go here: https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/designing-women.php

Figure 1 and 2: The Gilded Age fashion, specifically from the 1870s

Figure: 3 and 4: The Gilded Age fashion, specifically from the 1880s. The white dress is a wedding gown

The Gilded Age in the USA was an era from 1870 to 1900, the artwork is depictions of the fashion worn by upper class women. A lot of the Met Gala attendees notably took inspiration from the Roaring Twenties, outfits inspired by the photos above would’ve been 10x more accurate.

This year’s theme would have also been a perfect opportunity for an important political message. The Gilded Age marked an era for rapid economic growth in the US, and the country started to see a growing gap between the rich and the poor. It would have been great to see celebrities speak up for the poor and working class people of the world, especially in the USA, but unfortunately the opportunity was lost.

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Adrienne, 1901 by Aime Dupont, Belgian-American sculptor and photographer. Official photographer for the Metropolitan Opera, New York, KAB photo #newyork #newyorkcity #metropolitanopera #themet #themetropolitanopera #opera #official #officialphotographer #belgianamerican #aimedupont #fifthavenue #kab #antiquephotography #signed #signedphoto #portraitphotography #portrait #bwphotography #thewindsor #1900s #1900sfashion #antiquedress #antiquefashion #historical #igersvienna #antiquephoto #feedartificialintelligence #imagearchive #historicalphotography #photostudio (hier: Fifth Avenue) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccw4RpxsBol/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Jonathan and Mina really go through it in this book, don’t they.

Poking around at some more costume designs for Dracula. I love the menswear inspired outfits of late 1890s/early 1900s for Mina.

Lovely Lilly- our c.1900 corset, shown here in Dusty Rose brocade. #periodcorsetscatalog #historicalcorset #historicalcorsetry #historicalfashion #historicalcostuming #waspwaist #waspie #waistcinch #waistcincher #waistcinchers #brocadecorset #brocadestays #historicalstays #victoriancorset #underbustcorset #1900sfashion #hourglasscorset (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca20sYRPqBI/?utm_medium=tumblr

@leledigitalartist painted me like a real Gibson Girl! Squee! #edwardian #gibsongirl #gibsongirls #camilleclifford #edwardianfashion #edwardianstyle #belleepoque #edwardianaesthetic #ilfiorenero #historicalcostuming #1900s #1900sfashion #latevictorian https://www.instagram.com/p/CPtH8MPACxR/?utm_medium=tumblr

Around 1904, Thomas A. and Margaret Dillon Family portrait by William Bullard in Worcester, Massachusetts. . . . . . . . #HistoricalGarments #DressHistory #FashionHistory #FotografiaAnalogica #PhotographyHistory #1900sFashion #HistoireDeLaMode #HistoriaDeLaModa #BelleEpoque #Edwardian #BlackJoy #BlackHistory #VintageStyle #Dapper https://www.instagram.com/p/ChWQhEZu2tC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Men’s Elgin WWI wire-lug wristwatch in outstanding condition, featuring rare Roman numerals and fitted with a correctly recreated two-piece cordovan strap with matching buckle, circa 1919.

I Do Love an Evening Cape: 1905 The Columbia Book of the Use of Yarns

I love a cape for evening for the same reason I think they are silly for day wear: that they are a bit impractical. The long ones usually must be clutched to be kept shut which means they are no good for day wear when you need to full use of your hands to open a door or carry a laptop. But in the evening, when you are relaxing, you can be a bit impractical and enjoy it.

In the evening, you can also indulge in the frivolous if you are in the mood. This opera cap from 1905 falls into that category. The whole thing is crocheted, first in a yarn they call Floss, in order to create the body of the cape. Then, to create the ruffles, you go back over the body in order to add 8 rows of ruffles, also in Floss and then add to the edges of those rows, picot trimming in Shetland Wool. a I inch ribbon is drawn through the upper edge to keep its shape. Then, a 3 inch wide ribbon, not a rarity back then when large ribbons were used on large hats, is added to create a tie to keep the cape around your neck.

The whole thing looks like a forthy confection and seems worth the effort. I can imagine it as particularly effective in pastels which always look like they floaty. They wore it with the long gowns of the day, with puffy bodices, tiny waists, and long trumpet-flared skirts, but I don’t see why we couldn’t throw it over a modern look to soften it and draw attention to the face. Of course, one would have to work out a modern gauge and size, but doing the math would not be very hard.

This is from an out of copyright book which is available at Archive.org: https://openlibrary.org/search?q=%22columbia+books+of+the+use+of+yarn%22&mode=everything

A young couple kissing on a piano, c.1900

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I think what I love best about this outfit is that I’ve basically achieved my childhood dreams of becoming #anneofavonlea. 📸 by @helafinephotography #edwardian #edwardianfashion #historicalfashion #fashionhistory #anneofgreengables #1900s #1900sfashion #historicalreenactment https://www.instagram.com/p/BpN9QtZgGqM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hp0z3ckplhqf