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frostedmagnolias · 7 months

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Ballet costume worn by Anna Pavlova for “The Swan”, silk and sequined cotton

believed to be worn c. 1910s-1920s

credit: Museum of London

#ballet #ballet costumes #ballet costume #1910s #1920s #20s #historical items #historic dress #costume design #vintage #vintage dress #dress history #frostedmagnolias

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stagefoureddiediaz · 2 months

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So interested to see what the design thinking is behind the chevron design that bisects his chest - because it’s on a lot of the costumes I’ve seen him in so far and it’s not a period accurate thing and so I wonder what it’s supposed to convey for George - need to see if it becomes more prominent as he climbs the ranks!!!

Otherwise I’m quietly pleased with the costumes thus far and can’t wait until I can watch the show on Tuesday so I can analyse and write meta to my hearts content!

Also how does Nicholas look younger with the long hair?!!

#Mary and George #I am here for the ruffs and collars - they have all looked incredible so far #nicholas galitzine #period drama #historic dress #y’all are gonna be fed up with me banging on about period dress I tell you now!#costume meta #I can’t wait

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jewellery-box · 1 year

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1850s Gingham Dress/Studio Quirk

#costume #historical costume #historical costuming #historic dress #historical dress #victorian #victorian era #victorian fashion #19th century #pink tag

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wellpresseddaisy · 2 years

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I've ben kicking around An Idea after seeing the same questions pop up over and over in terms of historic clothing and vintage sewing.

Essentially: Using publicly available sources, compile historic and vintage books of sewing instruction, drafting instruction, etc. into single volumes based on year.

I'm also thinking a website would be nice for free access with the bound volumes and ebooks available for sale (if people want them). I'm just not sure how much interest there would be, overall. This is also heckin' ambitious.

May need to update some language, etc. to make it more accessible.

One vol for masc styles, one for fem styles, and one for children

Should have various combos of year (masc & fem adult, all three options)

Should have decade compilations too so people don't have to buy lots of single volumes.

For example, using books from 1917:

Introduction

What is this?

Why draft your own?

General sewing instruction

What you need

Stitches and seams to know

Cutting layouts

Order of operation

Setting in sleeves

What happened in history

Timeline for year

Fashion and society

What was new, what fads came in.

Regional fads?

How much did fabric cost? Patterns? Notions?

What did it cost to dress well?

How much did one spend on clothes every year? (Include plans for wardrobe building - coat every 3 years, new suit every 2)

Social commentary on new fashions

Popular colors and color combos

What to wear and when to wear it

Based on activity/occupation

Fabric choice and care

Fabric selection (what to use for each type of clothing and part of the day)

Recommendations for care, before and after creating a garment

Pattern drafting

Basic explanation of pattern drafting

Foundation/moulage

Underwear

Corsetry (if applicable)

Probably a discussion of corset types and suggestions for patterns.

House clothes

Daytime clothes (based on activity for the day)

Evening clothes (based on evening activity)

Outerwear

Miscellaneous items (aprons, caps, accessories, etc.)

Maybe section of grid-based patterns in one standard size?

Could be helpful if drafting isn't working.

Popular needlework (knitting, crochet, embroidery, tatting) for accessories and embellishment

Discussion of and resources for creating some of the more popular items.

#daisy sews #sewing #historic costuming #historic dress #vintage sewing

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maudeboggins · 2 years

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Wedding dress

ca. 1837

French

#dress #1830s #1800s #19th century #1800s fashion #historic dress

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mesterspets · 2 years

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So it’s well established by now that I have lace brain rot. My username means lace maker, I mostly post about lace, I dream about lace.

But I’m terrible at wearing lace.

One way I have found to use lace however is to embellish my lucialinne! These long, white gowns are traditionally worn on the 13th of December, but I sometimes bust mine out for photo shoots in summer too. And now it’s ✨fancy✨

I did sew it myself so it was always a bit fancy.

#lace #traditional crafts #historic dress #sewing #lacemaking #my projects #personal #crafts #handmade #inspiration #sweden #lucia

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merryrogue · 23 days

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hi! :)

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you to get to know your mutuals and followers.

this is a terrible/awesome time to remember that this is in my inbox because I am sick as the preverbal dog.

orange juice with sparkling water in it (ie a "virgin" mimosa)

hand quilting with a pattern on sticky fabri-slovy (that is the Brand NameTM) because it requires little to no brain activity once you've sorted out the quilt sandwich

hot tea with lemon and honey

podfic ie the audiobook version of the fanfic. it is a love letter to a fanfic and I love it. you can do a craft AND consume fic it's great.

the whole historic dress community on YouTube. do you want to watch someone lovingly create the most beautiful item of clothing you have ever seen while explaining the process and the history of the garment? for free? generally with a healthy dash of historical myth-busting thrown in? A+ no notes and it is all fabulous people who I'd love to have tea and snark with.

#rb game #historic dress #hand quilting #podfic #drink

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haamuart · 8 months

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Random doodles from 2021. :)

#doodles #doodling #pencil art #pencil drawing #drawing #traditional art #artists on tumblr #sketchbook #sketching #rococo #historic dress #maid #maid outfit #maid girl #art

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fashion-from-the-past · 6 months

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Annika Caswell a student from the Wimbledon School of Art wardrobe department, dressed as Catherine Parr, next to her portrait attributed to Master John, c. 1545 in the National Portrait Gallery, London. * The students are recreating portraits dating from the Tudor period to the 19th century which have been inspiration for their lavish costumes . (Photo by Rebecca Naden - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

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die-rosastrasse · 1 year

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Ball gown, 1840-41

Maker: Unknown

From the collection of Wien Museum

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frostedmagnolias · 2 months

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white cotton muslin dress with green floral print

1860s

maker unknown

Fashion Museum Bath

#historic fashion #historical fashion #1860s #19th century #1800s #19th century fashion #historic dress #history of fashion #so very spring #history #fashion #frostedmagnolias

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fashionsfromhistory · 1 year

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Dressing Gown

1878-1879

United States

Peabody Essex Museum (Object Number: 133939)

#dressing gown #fashion history #historical fashion #1870s #gilded age #bustle era #1878 #1879 #19th century #united states #green #wool #silk #embroidery #floral #peabody essex museum #popular

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marzipanandminutiae · 7 months

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Of course, the burkini ban is messed up on grounds of religious freedom and racial discrimination. But also

Under any other circumstances, people would be HORRIFIED at a government mandate that women have to show a certain amount of skin. Like. That’s fucking dystopian, and the absolute opposite of feminism. If a government tried to pass a law that all women had to wear tube tops and miniskirts to go outside, people would rightfully be up in arms demanding blood

But because it’s targeting a marginalized religious group, many folks are lauding the blatant forced sexualization of women. Appalling

(apparently the ban also outlaws things like sun – protecting bathing suits if they cover too much skin. Which like. Yes, let’s give everyone skin cancer just so we can spite a religion we’ve decided to hate. Sounds like a good plan </s>)

#mini rant #Religious discrimination#misogyny #feminism #sexualizing women #islamophobia #I was just thinking about this in terms of the “women fought not to have to dress like this #that I’ve heard once or twice in reference to my own historically – inspired wardrobe #and how much I would absolutely hate it if someone tried to force me to show more skin in public #for me it’s an annoying comment here or there. For Muslim women in France it’s actual legal discrimination #I swear we’ve gone from people measuring flappers’ swimsuits on the beach #to make sure they covered enough. to police forcing women to strip #because they’re covering too much. We just can’t fucking win #especially women from marginalized racial or religious groups

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empirearchives · 8 months

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