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Shared recently by #FIDMMuseum this is about how I feel right now. We rarely get much snow in the South West of England but it is icy outside. With my new hip installed I find I am extra cautious which is why I am looking out at it from the comfort of home! #1910s ensemble #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A mannequin posed in the act of balancing on ice skates. She is wearing a bright mustard coloured knitted jacket with colourful bands, a cream scarf and gloves with a pale blue and cream knitted hat. Her skirt is of dark green wool
January 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Designer Jeanne Lanvin was born on this day in 1867, one of the earliest women pioneers to excel in the business of fashion, joining the Syndicat de la Couture in 1909. This is a rich, jewel like gown, a turquoise gem with a gold trim, early #1930s #fondationazzedinealaia #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A mannequin dressed in a sleeveless turquoise silk crepe dress, long and form fitting. It has a deep, square gold collar and a self coloured belt with gold clasps
January 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Swinging into 2026 with a chic but sporty set, a favourite ensemble in lemon knitted silk. It is a late #1920s design attributed to Jean Patou, one of the first labels to successfully market the logos as a piece of brand aspiration @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A mannequin wearing a lemon yellow and cream knitted silk ensemble consisting of skirt and twinset A close up detail of the back of the neckline of the fine knitted ensemble, showing the fine shaping seams
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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A joyful burst of a ballgown, ruched in rosy silk & the perfect party dress if New Year’s Eve is your thing. It isn’t mine, I am wrapped up in a cosy knit on the sofa but I would like to say a big thank you for your connections this year. Charles James dress, 1953 #museumatFIT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A full skirted strapless ballgown with dark rose pink overdress that ruches up to reveal a pale pink underskirt in structured shape
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Born on this day in 1905, Anna-May Wong was a trailblazing Chinese American actress in the early years of Hollywood when cultural diversity was not very common. She wore this 1934 gown by Travis Banton in the film Limehouse Blues @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A stylised photograph of a long black silk dress with a gold embellished dragon that runs from neck to toe An alternative view of the black silk dress designed by Travis Banton showing the sinuous gold dragon embellished vertically down its length Front view of the long black silk dress that also has the front of the gold embellished dragon running vertically along its length A black and white photograph of the actress Anna May Wong wearing the black dress with gold dragon
January 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Frost had muted the colours of the landscape this morning on #Dartmoor, cloaking everything in a pale and wintry light. It reminded me of the Regency fondness for a bright underdress softened with a white lace layer. Princess Charlotte dress c1805 #FashionMuseumBath #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A blue silk empire line dress with short sleeves and a long train with a white lace overdress A photograph of a winter landscape with frosty grass, low sun, blue sky and a moorland tor in the distance A photograph of Dartmoor with a granite rock, pale blue sky and two long shadows over the frosty grass
December 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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An icicle in dress form, it is a glittering column of sequin covered tulle in opal iridescence and silver leaves. It consists of three layers of tulle which form a foamy hem. Evening dress, #1930s @chertseymuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A silvery grey strappy evening dress with a silver leaf pattern of sequins against pale coloured tulle layers. It has a fitted bodice and a long layered skirt
December 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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This looks like a perfect post-Christmas dress, made from grey-blue silk jersey with a festive little red tassel detail. Wrapped, stretchy and cosy, 1940 Omar Kiam dress @chicagomuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A mannequin wearing a grey blue dress that wraps around the body and falls to a knee length pleated skirt with a tassel effect red tassel detail at the waist Detail of the grey blue dress showing the pleated skirt and the red tassel effect at the waist
December 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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It is just possible to make out from the light glancing off the surface of the fabric that this is a short cape of deep green silk velvet rather than black. It includes a chin tickling rosette of cream silk chiffon and some vertical lace strips, #1890s #newcanaanmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Partial view of a green velvet shoulder cape focusing on the neckline with its ruffle of cream silk and two vertical strips of cream lace. It has a long cream silk streamer centre front from the neck Partial view of the Green velvet cape that shows the centre of the neckline in greater detail with its rosette of cream silk and long tie streamer. The vertical lace strips are just visible Front view of the short green velvet shoulder cape that demonstrates the silhouette falling below the shoulders but not as far as the waist Back view of the green velvet shoulder cape that shows the high silk ruffle collar and the vertical strips of lace
January 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Not being a designer/maker myself, I stand in awe of the innovative constructions such as this. Lanvin’s mid #1930s evening dress takes burnt orange silk crepe with some sparkles and contrives a complex bodice that just drapes beautifully #LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A long sleeveless evening dress of dark orange silk crepe. It has a draped skirt with a sparkly bodice that is fashioned into a kind of knot centre front A detail photograph of the construction of the sparkly knotted bodice of the mid 1930s evening dress
December 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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FWIW, "traditional" national dress is an invention of the nineteenth century

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The left half of a two-page fashion spread from the 1852 German magazine "Allgemeine Modenzeitung" showing a woman in a white riding habit and a man in a cream-colored overcoat and cream-colored top hat with checked black and cream trousers standing in front of what looks like a large alpine chalet being served drinks by a smiling woman with braided hair hanging down to her hips in a picturesque green skirt that shows her ankles, a red bodice, and a white blouse and apron.
December 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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I do love the details that are stitched into the construction of early #1820s outerwear. Whether it is the long pelisse or the short fitted spencer, the hand worked shoulder puffs and appliqués decorating the bodices are beautifully subtle #cincyartmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Two mannequins posed in 1820s style. One wears a long blue silk pelisse and holds a small reticule. The other wears a white cotton dress with a short bronze silk Spencer jacket. Both have shoulder puffs and long sleeves
December 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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This is an ensemble that has fun woven into its very fibres. It is polka dots and puff ball skirts and scarlet wraps and black bows and calls for music and dancing and laughing. Or you can just enjoy it from your sofa, like me. Arnold Scaasi, 1961 @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A mannequin wearing a cream puff ball style dress with a pattern of different sized black and red polka dots. It is cinched at the waist with a narrow black belt. Over the top is a short sleeved wide collared red silk jacket
December 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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It positively glows, this early 1890s tea gown by Emile Pingat. The variegated black & yellow silk creates a kind of burnished hue, additional drama fashioned in full sleeves & high collar. It seems quite structured for a tea gown but it certainly makes a statement #NatGalleryAus #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Back view of a yellow, black and brown tea gown with a cinched waist, full velvet sleeves and high collar. It has a train that emphasises the dual tones of the full, long skirt
December 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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So apparently "amaranth" is the classy old word for "hot pink" if you want to discuss historical costumery?

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Circa 1700 painting, copy after Pierre Gobert, a bust-length portrait, presumed to be Charles of France, Duke de Berry, aged about 14. He is wearing a wig that looks like he has a small sheep on each side of his head down past the shoulders, a vast lace cravat over a massive pink satin neck bow, and a bright scarlet cloak of some kind with silver ribbons and gold fringe.
December 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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December 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Well here we are on the other side and I wanted to say thank you for reading along with my advent stories this year. I so enjoyed the additional participation & inventive extras. I hope that whatever this season of the year brings, you can enjoy some peace, #1920s #KSUMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A mannequin wearing a jade green silk ensemble consisting of a below the knee straight embellished dress with a matching cape that ties at the neck and has a fur collar
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Trans flag colors in history...

Poking through old fashion plates I ran across this December 1872 one from the English magazine "Le Monde Élégant" with some ladies in ball gowns including one in a perfect set of trans flag colors. 💙 💕 🤍💕 💙

Joy to all trans sisters out there!

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A fashion plate, a hand colored etching, from the December 1872 issue of "Le Monde Élégant" in the collection of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Three ladies in large ballgowns from the early bustle period are arrayed, their hair up and decorated with flowers matching their outfits. The one we are looking at stands on the right. She wears a snug-fitting low-cut bodice of baby blue satin edged with pink and then with scalloped white lace, with tiny sleeves of two layers of the lace. A large white apron edged with scalloped embroidery hangs in front of a huge baby blue skirt arrayed over a bustle at her back. The skirt has a band of pink satin with a little white lace at about knee length and is pleated below that. There's a wide pink sash with fringe tied on her left hip and another embroidered white swag at the back, covered with a cascade of baby blue satin lined with pink and edged with scalloped lace. There's also a lady sitting on a chair with a huge white dress adorned with pale green ribbons and white (probably artificial) daisies, and one standing at the back who is wearing a red jacket with elaborate gold trim and fringe over her big white ballgown. The other dresses are so big she's almost entirely covered, and she's just there to show the jacket.
December 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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This is a real plum pudding of a dress. It demonstrates beautifully how the mid #1880s dolman style cape/coat/cloak sat neatly above the very obvious bustle of the period, cut shorter at the back with longer lines at the front #TSarrou #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Partial view of a purple velvet ensemble consisting of a ruched bustle skirt and a purple embellished velvet outer cape. This shows the back of the dolman as it sits over the bustle Front view of the purple velvet dolman with the metallic embellishment in a V from the shoulders to the waist. It has two long tassels centre front Back view of the purple velvet dolman showing the full length of the ensemble. As well as the purple velvet cape it shows the heavily ruched bustle skirt
December 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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I wouldn’t feel as if it were Christmas if I didn’t share Balmain’s 1955 cocktail dress. I can only imagine how the wearer felt, arriving in this perfect Christmas gown. To all those who celebrate, I hope you are enjoying peace with favourite people. Sold via #KerryTaylorAuct #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A black sleeveless cocktail dress with round neck and nipped in waist. The bodice and bell shaped skirt are decorated with embroidered green holly leaves and small red chenille berries The bodice detail of the Holly embellished cocktail dress that shows the lavish embroidery across its surface A photograph of a model wearing the Balmain holly cocktail dress in 1955
December 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Over the top, yes. A lot of décolletage at the table, absolutely. But never, never boring. Give them something to talk about for Christmases to come. Dior, 1949 #ksumuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Honestly it was pretty unnerving and he might just turn the key in his bedroom door tonight. Grown up they may be but they are not beyond the pranks of old. Dresses, 1860s @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Twilight in a dress, the inkiest of velvets that reveals a lighter blue silk lining and broad silk sash to break up the complex folds of cloth. It is one of Dior’s earliest collections, 1948 #NewfieldsToday #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Front view of a dark blue velvet dress with bolero style bodice and lighter blue silk sash. The skirt has a complicated waterfall style structure that reveals the lighter lining Back view of the dark blue velvet Dior dress that shows the shawl style fall of the bodice at the back and the different layers to the skirt that show the lighter lining
December 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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She pulls the collar closer about her neck, takes one last look at the glow of the windows and turns tail. A stroll in the park in the snow is suddenly much more appealing. #1910s Callot Soeurs coat @ngvmelbourne.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
December 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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The fabric is described as lavender voile, which sounds as if it could be the name of a 1920s detective. The sheer drapery is decorated with bright pink spangles of flowers and bows, sparkles across pale background #goldsteinmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Back view of a lavender coloured silk voile sleeveless dress with a longer hem at the back. An pink embroidered panel decorates the centre back Side view of the sleeveless lavender coloured silk voile dress showing the silhouette with longer hem at the back A close up of the embroidered panel centre back of the lavender voile dress. It forms a large bow design with floral sections around it An alternative view of the back of the sleeveless lavender coloured silk dress showing the longer more voluminous sections at the back
December 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM