19th century clothing

late 19th century dress cotton dress. This is awesome.... definately want to make this one! Notice the skirt!

When speaking about Victorian fashion most people assume (and are correct in assuming) that it refers to British clothing from the reign of Queen Victoria. American fashion during the same time pe…

The mid-1880’s are all about the dramatic silhouette. The bustle is back in full force, and the fashion is for a small waist, full bust and relatively broad shoulders. In fashion plates you c…

19th Century Early. Collage of Women's Fashions.

Fashion through the 1800s

Five women are depicted in a salon. The woman on the far left wears a straw hat trimmed with purple and yellow plumes. Her dress is purple with a high collar and long sleeves. Her bodice has buttons down the center front and ends in a point below her waist. The skirt has bands of ruching and a draped back of purple velvet. The woman next to her wears her hair dressed back, with curled bangs, adorned with small yellow flowers. There are more flowers as a corsage on her right shoulder. Her…

Costume I designed and constructed. Unfortunately it's a scan, so the quality is not that good.

Dress of brocaded silk, Russia, 19th century

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…