[NB:  I typed this one about a year ago, when I was doing those posts based on my plate-less 1834 Godey's - putting together what the different aspects of the dress the text is describing so you can get an idea of what the original plate would look like. Somehow I never got around to … Continue reading Godey's London Fashions for May, 1834: Morning Dresses

EVENING AND OPERA COSTUME. - A robe of celestial blue satin, opening en tablier, over a white satin skirt, and trimmed down the fronts with white blond; five moss roses are placed along this edging, and from the three lower ones, little garlands of roses cross over the white satin.  Corsage à la pucelle, blond … Continue reading Godey's London Fashions for May, 1834: Evening and Opera Costume

It proved impossible to scan the 1834 Godey's Lady's Book I bought on eBay - the text is small and the paper isn't in good condition, so it comes out all blurry.  So I typed up the fashion text, and as there aren't any fashion plates, I thought I'd over-analyze each little bit of description … Continue reading Godey's London Fashions for May, 1834: Ball Dress