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Bustles and elaborate drapery characterize gowns of the early 1870s. The gentleman wears evening dress. Detail of Too Early by James Tissot, 1873.. 1870s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by a gradual return to a narrow silhouette after the full-skirted fashions of the 1850s and 1860s.
Fashions from La Mode Illustrée show dresses made of contrasting fabrics worn with "shelf" bustles and opera-length gloves, 1887. Princess Alix of Hesse wears a high-necked day dress, 1887. Fashions of 1888 feature full busts, large "shelf" bustles, and wide shoulders. Gloves reach the elbow or slightly above.
Record group: Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006 (National Archives Identifier: 408)Series: Henry Peabody Collection, compiled 1890 - 1935 (National Archives Identifier: 520075)
Overview of fashion from The New Student's Reference Work, 1914. Summary of women's fashion silhouet changes, 1794–1887. The following is a chronological list of articles covering the history of Western fashion—the story of the changing fashions in clothing in countries under influence of the Western worldâ —from the 5th century to the present.
Take a trip down memory lane with by looking at these incredible photos of Christmas window displays from the last 100 years, ... Two little girls delightfully stare at baby doll dressed in a red ...
Starting with a few designers in 1978 [378] [379] and becoming the main trend in 1979, high-fashion menswear designers at the end of the seventies adopted the big shoulder pads that had debuted in womenswear in 1978, [380] showing exaggeratedly padded shoulders that tapered to low closures [381] [382] at narrow, often ventless hips [383] [384 ...
Dress history is the study of history, which uses clothing and textiles to understand the past. Through analyzing modes of dress, different garment types, textiles, and accessories of a certain time in history, a dress historian may research and identify the social, cultural, economic, technological, and political contexts that influence such ...
With a current stock of over 100 wedding dresses, Puccio has witnessed a near-constant stream of brides-to-be visit the library in hopes of saying “yes” to a dress among the stacks.