It's all cold and wet out today, so another post. This one is on all the things I'm considering when it comes to the dress that is the vanilla ice cream to the sundae that is my ensemble. (Too convoluted?) The dress doesn't necessarily have to be white cotton, but a) I'm focusing on the … Continue reading 1790s Dress
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1790s Stays
The shift was easy, apart from all of the flat-felling, but the stays are proving less so. There don't seem to be any patterns of extant examples in the style I'm looking for - as I pointed out in my post on corsets of the period, most surviving pieces are either conical (early 1790s) or … Continue reading 1790s Stays
1790s Shift
So as it says in my bio over there, I've done everything for my M. A. except my thesis/qualifying paper. In my program, there are a lot of options for that: you can do a strictly academic research paper, or conserve a difficult object, or put together an exhibition proposal - pretty much anything sufficiently … Continue reading 1790s Shift
Museu do Traje, Part II (Twentieth Century)
On to the next century. Day dress, 1905-1910. One of my favorite pieces in the exhibition. Reception dress, 1905-1910. Walking suit, ca. 1910. Evening gown, ca. 1910. Two evening gowns, 1920s. Evening dresses, ca. 1940 and ca. 1930, respectively. Day dress, 1940-1945. Evening suit and evening gown, ca. 1955. Day dresses, 1960s. Daywear, 1970s.
Museu do Traje, Part I (Nineteenth Century)
Last summer, I traveled to Portugal with my family. One of the last things that we did was to go to the Museu do Traje - the National Fashion Museum. I took pictures of pretty much everything, but I've never shared them, so: They start off with a Regency/Empire/Neoclassical room. I'm not entirely sure what … Continue reading Museu do Traje, Part I (Nineteenth Century)
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