This embroidered muslin dress, made about 1807, travelled from England to Australia in 1838. Take a closer look & read its story here via NMA: www.nma.gov.au/explore/feat...
Thanks for following! Silk afternoon dress, American, made from a paper pattern bought in Paris, 1874. Via The Met here: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Thanks for following! 💙 English cloak, made ca 1898. Velvet, iridescent blue spot check & white lace trim: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O356015...
3-piece summer day dress, USA, 1870-2. The ensemble required approximately 14 yards of material for the design. Full description here via ROM: collections.rom.on.ca/objects/3818...
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Rust kid & brown suede platform wedge shoes designed by Roger Vivier (1913-1998), France, 1944-5. Details via The Museum at FIT here: fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/objects/1034...
Probably French, silk dress dated 1865-70. More images via The Met here: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Balenciaga cocktail dress, Winter1960. Black silk serge with Staron figured, damask-look background. Via Palais Galliera here: www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr/en/work/cock...
Cape of green wool with black & white braided decoration, Art Nouveau style. France, ca 1905. Via The V&A here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O351250...