May 4th, 2013 at 6:32AM
fripperiesandfobs: Shoes ca. 1890 From the FIDM Museum

fripperiesandfobs:

Shoes ca. 1890

From the FIDM Museum

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April 8th, 2013 at 10:54AM
omgthatdress: Dress 1950s Timeless Vixen Vintage

omgthatdress:

Dress

1950s

Timeless Vixen Vintage

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March 17th, 2013 at 9:49PM

(via hoop-skirts-and-corsets)

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March 6th, 2013 at 3:16PM
omgthatdress: Dress Callot Soeurs, 1913 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

omgthatdress:

Dress

Callot Soeurs, 1913

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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February 13th, 2013 at 1:08AM
omgthatdress: Dress 1900s Antique Dress

omgthatdress:

Dress

1900s

Antique Dress

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February 12th, 2013 at 6:51AM
hautecoutureoverdose: ”Venus” dress by Christian Dior, 1949 Gray silk net embroidered with feather-shaped opalescent sequins, rhinestones, simulated pearls, and paillettes. This extraordinary ball gown by Christian Dior, of foggy gray silk tulle, arrayed with an overlay of scallop-shaped petals, is called “Venus.” The bodice and shell forms of its skirt are embellished with nacreous paillettes and sequins, iridescent seed beads, aurora-borealis crystals, and pearls. The glittering overskirt and train adumbrate both the seashell motif and the crescent wave patterns of Botticelli’s Venus. Dior is best known for his revival of the wasp-waisted silhouette seen here. His celebrated first collection of 1947 was dubbed the “New Look” by the influential American editor Carmel Snow, because the corseted, full-bosomed, and hourglass shaping had not been seen for decades. In fact, the “New Look” was an old look revived. After the deprivations of World War II, Dior believed that the survival of the haute couture relied on its ability to restore fantasy and luxury to women’s wardrobes. The fragile effects of this gown, which merges Second Empire romanticism with the classical iconography of ideal and eternal beauty, recall Dior’s belief that “fashion comes from a dream.”

hautecoutureoverdose:

”Venus” dress by Christian Dior, 1949

Gray silk net embroidered with feather-shaped opalescent sequins, rhinestones, simulated pearls, and paillettes.

This extraordinary ball gown by Christian Dior, of foggy gray silk tulle, arrayed with an overlay of scallop-shaped petals, is called “Venus.” The bodice and shell forms of its skirt are embellished with nacreous paillettes and sequins, iridescent seed beads, aurora-borealis crystals, and pearls. The glittering overskirt and train adumbrate both the seashell motif and the crescent wave patterns of Botticelli’s Venus. Dior is best known for his revival of the wasp-waisted silhouette seen here. His celebrated first collection of 1947 was dubbed the “New Look” by the influential American editor Carmel Snow, because the corseted, full-bosomed, and hourglass shaping had not been seen for decades. In fact, the “New Look” was an old look revived. After the deprivations of World War II, Dior believed that the survival of the haute couture relied on its ability to restore fantasy and luxury to women’s wardrobes. The fragile effects of this gown, which merges Second Empire romanticism with the classical iconography of ideal and eternal beauty, recall Dior’s belief that “fashion comes from a dream.”

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February 3rd, 2013 at 2:11AM
omgthatdress: Dress 1854 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

omgthatdress:

Dress

1854

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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January 22nd, 2013 at 10:54AM
omgthatdress: Robe à l’Anglaise 1785 The Kyoto Costume Institute

omgthatdress:

Robe à l’Anglaise

1785

The Kyoto Costume Institute

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December 7th, 2012 at 5:27PM

thedisreputableblog:

mybelovedcheshire:

I would actually consider killing someone for these.

SWEET MOTHER OF FUCK

(via lizziegoneastray)

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December 2nd, 2012 at 6:32AM
omgthatdress: Dress Paul Poiret, 1922-1924 Musée Galleira de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

omgthatdress:

Dress

Paul Poiret, 1922-1924

Musée Galleira de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

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November 16th, 2012 at 1:05PM
omgthatdress: Suit 1950s Timeless Vixen Vintage

omgthatdress:

Suit

1950s

Timeless Vixen Vintage

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October 6th, 2012 at 3:13PM
omgthatdress: Ball Gown Charles Fredrick Worth, 1888 Kerry Taylor Auctions

omgthatdress:

Ball Gown

Charles Fredrick Worth, 1888

Kerry Taylor Auctions

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October 4th, 2012 at 3:11PM
omgthatdress: Dress Charles Fredrick Worth, 1893 The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

omgthatdress:

Dress

Charles Fredrick Worth, 1893

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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September 18th, 2012 at 1:27AM
omgthatdress: Evening Dress 1909 Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst, Arketektur og Design

omgthatdress:

Evening Dress

1909

Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst, Arketektur og Design

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September 9th, 2012 at 6:13PM
omgthatdress: Corset 1878 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

omgthatdress:

Corset

1878

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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