Early victorian fashion plates

Early Victorian Fashion Plate - March 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode Description of the Engravings 1st Figure - Ball Toilet - Hair waved and ornamented with a crown of small parti-coloured tulips; it inclines to the Mary Stuart form on the head, and increases in size towards the bottom. Dress of taffeta wih tulle tunic and bertha. The body is ornamented with a bertha open in front, round behind; this bertha, of tulle in small puffs is trimmed with clouded Pompadour white ribbon, No 9. Tey are…

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Part of the appeal of watching period shows like Mad Men and Downton Abbey that happen over the course of many years is observin

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Well dear hearts - 1828 was the last year for Ackermann's Repository and so this will be the last set of Regency Fashion plates from that British periodical. I'm still enthralled by all the ribbons, lace and fripperies these fashion plates have recorded as their snap-shot of what real Regency fashions were like. It's been a fun treat to share with you all the lovely dresses be they; morning, walking, promenade, evening, ball, wedding, carriage, mourning or fancy dress. I just can't imagine…

As with many garments, the wrapper started off as a simple, practical garment that was intended for informal wear at home. However, as with all fashions, the wrapper gradually morphed into a more e…

Period dressmaking pattern for how to draft a lady's crinoline era spring paletot, paletote or jacket from March 1857, Victorian drafting instructions. The Ladies' Treasury. History, Cut and Construction of Period Costume

Over the years, I have received several requests for how to easily make a ladies' Victorian costume. Usually, the need is for a school play or one-time event such as Halloween, so the budget is very small. The least expensive ready made Victorian dress costumes cost at least $100 or more when you start adding

Fashion Plate - La Mode Illustree - 1890

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Museum of Costume Art. "Color Through The Decades & Costumes and Accessories Worn by Queen Alexandra of England," February 25, 1941–June 21, 1941.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Fashions from the Third Quarter of the 18th Century to the End of the 19th Century, with Furniture and Accessories from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and that of the Museum of the City of New York," December 12, 1946–May 15, 1947

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The 19th-century pelisse coats are a blend of timeless elegance and functional warmth for historical fashion lovers.

The Victorian era was almost a century of fashion. In that time, ladies' Victorian hats grew from the large bonnet to the small bonnet, short hat to tall hat, plain to elaborately decorated. Keeping track of all the changes is no easy feat, as hat styles came and went every few years. Changes mimicked dress

Catalogue of E. Butterick & Co's patterns for summer, 1871 New York archive.org/stream/catalogueofebutt00butt#page/n1/mode/2up