Tag: day dress

1861 – Elizabeth Keckley, Purple velvet day and evening dress

1860-1869, 19th century, BIPOC, garment analysis

This lush purple velvet dress designed by Elizabeth Keckley for Mary Todd Lincoln features both an evening and day bodice paired with a wide crinoline skirt. The ensemble, worn in 1861-62 while Lincoln was First Lady, reflects fashionable dress trends of the time.

1862 – Cream and mint silk day dress

1860-1869, 19th century, garment analysis

This cream patterned dress trimmed with pleated green ribbons was considered a fashionable garment in 1862 with its full crinoline skirt and simple, but deliberate trimmings.

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Fashion History Timeli

Happy Thanksgiving from the Fashion History Timeline! We also want to recognize Indigenous Americans and their contribution to fashion history. Read more about Indigenous American fashion and the 2017 “Native Fashion Now” exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian in NYC. Link in bio.

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Édouard Manet’s Railway depicts modern life in

Édouard Manet’s Railway depicts modern life in Paris during 1873; he chose to feature his favorite model, Victorine Meurent, in a simple navy blue twill dress–book in hand and puppy in lap. She is seated alongside a young girl whose back is turned to the viewer as she’s observing the Gare Saint-Lazare on a warm day. Read more at the link in bio!

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In the late 19th century, the rise of shirtwaists

In the late 19th century, the rise of shirtwaists gave women more options for clothing. The blouses mirrored the style of men’s shirts and were some of the first items that were produced by the ready to wear industry. Read more at the link in bio!

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Dance at Bougival captures a lively dance in progr

Dance at Bougival captures a lively dance in progress, with a casually dressed man whirling around a woman in a simple but fashionable pink cotton ensemble. Read more at our link in bio!

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This gold-colored silk afternoon dress with its gr

This gold-colored silk afternoon dress with its green bows and ruffles that help to emphasize the back of the silhouette was on trend in 1866, but its coordinating trompe l’oeil jacket was very fashion-forward. To read our garment analysis, see our link in bio!

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John Singer Sargent’s Miss Elsie Palmer is an in

John Singer Sargent’s Miss Elsie Palmer is an intriguing portrait of a young upper class girl who finds herself in the dichotomy of childhood and womanhood, as well as mainstream fashion and dress reform. Her dress rejects most common conventions of fashion in the late 1880s and early 1890s, and brings to light a style that is quite her own. Link in bio.

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John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925). Miss Elsie Palmer, 1889-1890. Oil on canvas; 190.8 x 114.6 cm (75.1 x 45.1 in). Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.

This c. 1910 Callot Soeurs evening dress, influenc

This c. 1910 Callot Soeurs evening dress, influenced by Orientalism and the Directoire revival, embodies the latest trends of the time in its cylindrical silhouette and soft, unstructured look. Read our garment analysis in the link in bio!

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Nemes headdresses were starched, striped linen hea

Nemes headdresses were starched, striped linen headdresses worn by royals in ancient Egypt. They draped over the shoulders and had a symbolic “lion’s tail” at the back. Read more about these regal pieces at the link in bio!

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The Genoese Noblewoman (1625-1627) painted by Anth

The Genoese Noblewoman (1625-1627) painted by Anthony Van Dyck reflects trends in Genoese fashionable dress from the early 17th century, such as rich silks ornamented with metallic lace, starched ruffs, and deep “V” shaped bodices. Read more about this fascinating painting at the link in bio!

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