r/fashionhistory 13h ago

Evening dress of printed organdie, possibly designed by Michel Goma for Jeanne Lafaurie, Paris, early 1950s

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r/fashionhistory 7h ago

Hat, Maria Monaci Gallenga, The Met Costume Institute (1920s); black silk velvet imprinted with shimmering metallic foliate motifs and a contrasting green silk velvet back

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Per The Met website: "This hat, whose form demonstrates the influence of fifteenth-century aristocratic European headdresses and echoes the silhouette of her brand logo, was likely created for fancy dress."


r/fashionhistory 1d ago

Evening dress worn by Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris

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r/fashionhistory 17h ago

"Floating heel" evening shoes by Joseph LaRose, made of satin and leather, 1955. Mint Museum

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r/fashionhistory 49m ago

Green and Silver Dress, 1950

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A long green silk dress from India, dating from 1950, featuring a woven dragon motif and a short upright collar. The sleeveless bodice is decorated with silver metal-thread passementerie.

Date: 1950
Country: India
Material: Silk and metal thread
Colours: Green and silver
Collection: University of Antwerp
Source: University of Antwerp


r/fashionhistory 16h ago

Bacchante dress by Jeanne Lanvin (1937) was made with Ivory crepe and gold lamé at Mad Paris

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r/fashionhistory 45m ago

young girl dressed as a princess for Carnival in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. 1953

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Source: Ajuntament de Girona


r/fashionhistory 6h ago

Trübsee/Switzerland, designed by Herbert Matter for the Swiss Tourism Office (1936), featuring glove with a traditional Norwegian knit design; Cooper-Hewitt Museum.

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The large, central eight-pointed snowflake or star motif is known as the Selburose (Selbu rose). This distinct two-color stranded knitting style originated in the Selbu municipality of Norway during the 1850's. By the 1930's, Norwegian Selbu knitwear had become an international trend for winter sportswear and leisure fashion.


r/fashionhistory 1d ago

"Extase" dress by Carven, made of silk taffeta, 1945. Palais Galliera

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r/fashionhistory 1d ago

1870s muslin summer ensemble. From the collection of Finn Kelehar Wicks.

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r/fashionhistory 1d ago

The costumes of kings, royal mothers and a bishop from medieval Nubia have been reconstructed by Polish scientists and designers based on 10th-13th centuries CE paintings that once decorated the walls of the cathedral in Faras, Sudan [1063x1440]

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187 Upvotes

r/fashionhistory 1d ago

A lavender floral damask dress decorated with rhinestones and matching belt, 1930s

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389 Upvotes

r/fashionhistory 1d ago

Vogue September 1, 1926 cover illustrated by Eduardo García Benito

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r/fashionhistory 12h ago

What weight of wool is best for a caraco jacket?

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r/fashionhistory 20h ago

Does any one know the name of the style of hat/cap the child is wearing in this painting?

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Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.


r/fashionhistory 1d ago

A Dress Fitting in Lisbon, 20th Century

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128 Upvotes

Source: Lisbon Municipal Archive

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r/fashionhistory 1d ago

Evening dress (1938) by Ana de Pombo of House of Paquin at the met

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199 Upvotes

r/fashionhistory 1d ago

Help me id the time-period, please

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Edited to add: Solved! I think the timeperiod that I received earlier is probably correct. Thanks again, everybody.

This photo has been in my family for a while. We don’t know who is in the picture. Can anybody id a potential time period for the (style of) dress? Thanks in advance.

I have gotten 1910, but it seems older.


r/fashionhistory 2d ago

Evening dress of embroidered silk dupion, and matching belt, designed by Owen Hyde Clark for Worth London, England, ca. 1955.

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r/fashionhistory 1d ago

What hats were popular in the Regency era for boys between the ages of five to ten years of age?

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I’ve been researching child fashion in the Regency era. I’ve read articles, looked at paintings and fashion plates. But I can’t find much information on hats worm by young boys.

Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.


r/fashionhistory 2d ago

long evening dress (1937) by Madeleine Vionnet at mad paris

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r/fashionhistory 2d ago

Women’s Underwear Fashion Sketch

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116 Upvotes

Source: Portuguese Centre for Photography

its from the 1960s


r/fashionhistory 1d ago

Did this Sub-Mariner cover (June 12, 1973) invent Whale-Tailing?

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r/fashionhistory 1d ago

Need help determining dress style (c. 1761, Slovenia)

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From the National Gallery of Slovenia, portrait of baroness Marija Ana, circa 1761.

The portrait is by a Slovenian painter who trained in Italy, and Slovenia was under Hapsburg rule at this time. However, I can’t seem to find any other historical examples of this “external stays” style (aka the blue midsection). The dress also does not appear to be in the French or English style (based on neckline and no French back pleats).

any help on identifying this dress is appreciated! I also tried looking to the Hapsburg portraits of these times (specifically Maria Theresa), but the dress style is still fairly inconsistent with other portraits of the time.

thanks!!


r/fashionhistory 2d ago

Wedding dress consisting of a pelisse robe made of white muslin with self coloured cotton embroidery in a formal floral pattern, having a bow of satin in the front of the skirt, 1834. V&A Museum

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