1860s fashion

Costuming Dreams Belle, Jasmine, Aurora, Cinderella, Ariel, and Rapunzel There’s a fun project making waves on the interwebs involving Disney princesses and their historical make-overs. That …

So, last week I made a silly mistake and published two Rate the Dresses. I noticed it a few hours later and withdrew the one I hadn’t meant to publish. So most of you only saw the 1780s pastel polonaised froof that I left up (and most of didn’t particularly care for it and rated it a not-very inspiring 5.2 out of 10). But some of you did get a sneak-peek at this week’s Rate the Dress, so have had all week to think about whether you like it or not.. 1840s dresses can be a bit, well, plain and…

Articles and stories about Victorian life the London season in Victorian England (1860)

Since we help to host three Civil War balls in the South Carolina Upstate, we often get questions about what a Civil War ball dress looks like. Some folks think all you need is a Big Skirt and presto - an 1860s ball gown! Um, sorry folks - not quite! :) Think of how fashion works today. Can you immediately tell the different between a 1981 wedding dress and a 2011 wedding dress? Of course! But let's a say a Time Traveler from AD 2200 looks at a photo of Princess Diana and Princess Kate side…

Friday's Fashion Plate 1860 Ballgown & Visiting Dress This fashion plate is French and comes from Journal Des Demoiselles. It contains a ballgown and a visiting dress from 1860. In 1860, hoopskirts were not yet elliptical in shape, but were still round and quite wide.

Evening dress, early 1860s. Fashion Museum Bath

“Pair of women in outdoor wear ca. 1860s. Repository unknown.”

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