A lovely review from the Library Journal in the US, excited for the State-side publication on September 1st! @pegasusbooks.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Wedding dress, wool brocaded with silk, England, 1837-8. Via LACMA.
Farm Women at Work, 1883 #pointillism #georgesseurat
White leather wedding gloves with cream satin & lace scalloped cuffs, Britain, 1833. Details via The V&A here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O152892...
A fragment of elaborately embroidered 13th/14thC silk discovered in Mongolia and on display in the fascinating Mongols and the Silk Road exhibition in the Secrets of the Silk Road resort, close to the Mongol capital of Karakorum #silkroad #mongolsandthesilkroad #karakorum #mongolia
If this looks almost too perfect to be true then that is because it is. Rather than a full size corset, this is a miniature #1890s version likely used as a sales tool, proving that the commodification of perfection is an age old strategy #FIDMMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
White leather wedding gloves with cream satin & lace scalloped cuffs, Britain, 1833. Details via The V&A here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O152892...
A starry night walking home at the weekend reminded me of this fancy dress costume worn by Marjorie Merriweather Post in 1926, a dark sky chock full of beaded stars plus all of the sparkly accessories #HillwoodMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Dagger of Princess Ita daughter of Pharaoh Amenemhat gold, bronze, lapis lazuli, carnelian, amazonite c. 1900 BCE Egypt #handmade #dagger #gold #bronze #lapislazuli #carnelian #amazonite #PrincessIta #amenemhat #c1900BCE #ancientegypt #ancientart #craft #ancientweapons #ceremonial #ritual #art
For decades, the pleating technique associated with Fortuny’s famous Delphos and Peplos designs were attributed to the man himself, but evidence shows that it was created by his wife Henriette Nigrin. It is all thanks to her that these shimmering wonders exist. #PalazzoFortuny #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
The question now is who will replace Infantino and how will they reform Fifa. Removing Infantino is necessary, but it is not sufficient. Uefa and the rest of football must not blow this opportunity to clean up the game. www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...
Uefa to boycott World Cup in protest against Fifa sell-off
European governing body takes decision at crisis meeting in move that will likely trigger a collapse in Gianni Infantino’s scheme to sell stakes in tournament to private investors
thetimes.com
The Great British Sewing Bee called for ‘drama at the back’ in the most recent episode @sewingbee.bsky.social. Here are some personal favourites from exhibitions over the years:
This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1925 black satin dress with an asymmetrical side-back train from the House of Worth. It features sequin and beading embellishment at the shoulders and around the waist and a cerise ruffle on the back. Philadelphia Art Museum. #fashionhistory
Apparently the wearer of this 1939 Schiaparelli gown danced a quadrille at the Eiffel Tower Anniversary Ball in her striking pink and black striped bustle dress. The collection that summer received widespread attention, a variety of bustle gowns featured #philamuseumart #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Frédéric Bazille (1841-1870), accomplished French Impressionist artist, part of close circle of artists & writers including Renoir, Manet, Monet and Zola. He painted La Robe Rose in 1864, and a portrait of his friend the writer, musician and collector Edmond Maître in 1869. Musée d’Orsay
Thank you for following! Polonaise of cream-coloured silk, French or British, 1775-80. Via The V&A here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O141236...
I can’t help thinking that this trio might just be the Charlie’s Angels of the mid c18th. They certainly look ready for anything and who knows what they have tucked away beneath those hoops. The photography #thekyotocostumeinstitute has always been dreamy #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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‘Two for the price of one’ 1830’s style. This week’s Friday treat is a short sleeved evening gown with separate additional long full sleeves, dated late 1830s. Full description & additional images via @jbrightcollection.bsky.social here: www.thejohnbrightcollection.co.uk/costume/dres...
Publication day today for The Women Who Clothed the Stuart Queens! See this 🧵 for a chapter breakdown. Discount code & links in my bio.
‘Two for the price of one’ 1830’s style. This week’s Friday treat is a short sleeved evening gown with separate additional long full sleeves, dated late 1830s. Full description & additional images via @jbrightcollection.bsky.social here: www.thejohnbrightcollection.co.uk/costume/dres...
What choices this dressmaker made in manipulating the striped fabric of this #1840s gown, creating unexpected patterns with origami style folds. I also love the perspiration stains, evidence of the body that once inhabited the garment #MDHistory #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
#FridayFrocks #Edwardian #WeddingDress, c.1901, made from figured silk brocade and silk chiffon and decorated with silk flowers. This gown bears the label ‘F & E Hughes, 158 Westbourne Terrace, W’; a West London address. #Fashion #Dress #Brocade #Chiffon #Bridal
Glorious Cornish view today warrants a chic blue vintage swimsuit. Bathing may not have been high on the agenda given the black PVC belt but stylish lounging would work. Mid #1950s, Rudi Gernreich #LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
