G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 1080
June 15, 2013
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Evening dress ca. 1870
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art
June 14, 2013
oldbookillustrations:
Brussels, the Hôtel de ville, a corner of...

Brussels, the Hôtel de ville, a corner of the Grande place, showing la Maison des Brasseurs, la Maison du Cygne, and la Maison de l’Étoile.
Amédée Forestier, from Belgium, by George W. T. Omond, London, 1908.
(Source: archive.org)
suchaprettyworld:
Keira Knightley in the title role of Anna...
June 13, 2013
WORTH PARIS BEADED VELVET and LACE DOLMAN, 1880’s.

WORTH PARIS BEADED VELVET and LACE DOLMAN, 1880’s.
Afternoon dress, American, ca. 1882. Olive ribbed silk &...

Afternoon dress, American, ca. 1882. Olive ribbed silk & silk velvet. Probably made from European textiles, which were most likely woven in Lyons, France. Front panel of voided velvet has stylized floral pattern that recalls antique Italian and Ottoman textiles depicting pomegranates or carnations. Fashion Institute of Technology
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum
c.1890


Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum
c.1890