Category: D

aniline dyes

19th century, A, D, term definition

Synthetic, chemical dyes for garments first invented in the 19th century.

doublet

1490-1499, 14th century, 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, D, term definition

An often snug-fitting jacket that is shaped and fitted to a man’s body–worn mostly in the 15th to 17th centuries.

dagging

14th century, 15th century, 16th century, D, term definition

An extremely popular decorative edging technique created by cutting that reached its height during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

dalmatic tunic

Byzantine, D, T, term definition

A t-shaped tunic with very wide sleeves. Worn by both men and women during the Byzantine empire.

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A dagging is an extremely popular decorative edgin

A dagging is an extremely popular decorative edging technique created by cutting that reached its height during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Read more in our term definition- link in bio!

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Arthur Devis’s 1747 portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Bul

Arthur Devis’s 1747 portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Bull depicts a quite fashionable couple at the beginning of their marriage in what we presume to be their home. A closer analysis reveals that much of the work is likely a fiction, though the clothes they’re sporting–whether their own or imagined–remain fashionable. Read more at the link in bio!

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Arthur Devis (English, 1712-1787). Mr. and Mrs. Bull, 1747. Oil on canvas; 67 x 54 cm. New York: New York University, Institute of Fine Arts, Conservation Center.

Women’s fashion was ornate above all else in 185

Women’s fashion was ornate above all else in 1855, with the crinoline reigning supreme in conjunction with brightly colored silks and satins accessorized with all varieties of tasteful trimmings. Read our year overview in the link in bio!

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In Renoir’s La Loge, he paints one of his favori

In Renoir’s La Loge, he paints one of his favorite models, Nini Lopez, sitting in a theater box. She wears a black and white striped dress, a fashionable dress style, but a questionable fit for the occasion. Her highly made-up face provoked discussion when the painting was exhibited at the Impressionists’ first group show in 1874. Read more at the link in bio!

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919). La Loge, 1874. Oil on canvas; 80 x 63.5 cm (31 x 25 in). London: The Courtauld Gallery. The Samuel Courtauld Trust.

This charming 1865 cream silk taffeta dress featur

This charming 1865 cream silk taffeta dress features many design details of fashionable evening looks of the time, like a defined waist, passementerie, cording, tassel and a full cage crinoline. Read more in our link in bio!

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Image Source: Dress, 1865. Cream silk taffeta, satin, tulle, cording and tassels and black ribbon. New York: The Museum at FIT, 75.227.41. Image: @museumatfit

In our newly-published blog post, Harlie Des Roche

In our newly-published blog post, Harlie Des Roches, a historical costumer and living historian, lays out some necessary historical truths about the Black presence in Europe and her own experience in living history. Des Roches shares some of the wealth of stories of Africans living life on their own terms in Tudor England, and emphasizes that “Black excellence is not new.” Read more at our link in bio!

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https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/we-were-there-harlie-des-roches/

Anne-Louis Girodet’s important painting of Jean-

Anne-Louis Girodet’s important painting of Jean-Baptiste Belley, a formerly-enslaved Black Haitian deputy, commemorates Belley's participation in the French National Convention that abolished slavery in the colonies in 1794. Belley wears a typical deputy’s uniform, which conforms to the understated and modern look of the 1790s. Read more about Jean-Baptiste Belley and this painting at the link in bio!

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Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Triosson (French, 1767–1824). Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Belley, 1797. Oil on canvas; 159 x 111 cm (62.5 x 43.7 in). Versailles: Musée du Château, MV 4616.

In this portrait, Jean-Marc Nattier eschewed the t

In this portrait, Jean-Marc Nattier eschewed the trends of the 1750s to create a neoclassical-inspired fantasy. While the woman’s rosy blush and the embellishments of her dress are representative of Rococo style, the portrait shows a mythologized version of the woman. Read more in the link in bio!

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Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685 – 1766). Portrait of a Young Woman, 1750/1760. Oil on canvas; 80.9 x 64.5 cm (31 7/8 x 25 3/8 in). Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1960.6.28. Timken Collection. Source: @ngadc

Fashion at the start of the 1910s maintained eleme

Fashion at the start of the 1910s maintained elements of the previous decade, while beginning to move towards a simpler style. But mid-decade, World War I hit the Western world, causing fashion change to slow. Read more at the link in bio!

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