The silhouette of the 1840s is fabulous. I love the look of wide shoulders to emphasize the small waist (or create the illusion of a small waist). 1840s Silk Dress, source unknown. Jenny Lind. Source: Library of Congress So I instantly went ga-ga over the Truly Victorian TV454 1845 German Day Dress pattern when it came out in 2007. I made the gathered front version with a sheer cotton plaid in the Summer of 2007 and made the bretelle version in Fall 2010. Truly Victorian patterns are sized in such a way that you can easily adapt them to your specific measurements. Mine mostly corresponded with Size C, but I did make the sleeve pieces narrower. I was inspired this daguerreotype to play with the stripes of the fabric: Source: finedags.com My version of the 1845 German Day Dress at Columbia State Historic Park Diggins Event I matched the squiggles! The front of the bodice has four pieces, so I piped the center seam to add a little contrast. I lost 10 pounds from the point of cutting out the fashion fabric, so it doesn't fit like I had planned. The bretelles also need some sort of interfacing to keep their shape since they kept folding in at my underarm. I have plans to take this dress apart to fit my smaller frame fix the bretelles. Onwards and upwards!
A Happy New Year . Hebrew Publishing Company, between 1900 and 1920. Note difference in dress between new arriva...
This woman is beautifully dressed in what appears to be wool with applied woven trim. At the throat, surrounded by her magnificent crochet collar is a large ambrotype photo brooch of a man, probably her husband.
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This late daguerreotype is hallmarked what looks like "Enslin Schrieb & Co.", which I've learned was the mark of "Enslin, Gottlieb: Listed as a dealer in daguerreian apparatus, 3 Maiden Lane, New York City, N.Y., 1856-1858. In 1856-1857 he was listed in partnership as Enslin, Schreiber (A.)& Co., and noted daguerreotype plates."
Déjà vu? It’s a well-known fact that fashions work in cycles. Sometimes the cycle is obvious, like the current resurgence of 1950s and 1960s fashion or the 1970s love of reinterpreting Renais…
Being the richest woman in Victorian England had its drawbacks. In Anthony Trollope’s novel Doctor Thorne (1858), Miss Dunstable, with a fortune of £200,000, has to fend off marriage proposals from a horde of ambitious young men-about-town. She soon learns the art of saying no. As Trollope beautifully puts it:...
There are lots of conspiracy theories and myths in all areas of life, including fashion, hygiene, relationships, etc. It can be hard to tell what the reality was for earlier periods, but the 19th century is open to our eyes due to the invention of photography. On the photos below, you’ll see the fashion trends and typical appearance of the mid-19th-century men and women in Britain. We think that the most interesting thing about these photos are pretty and elegant female hairstyles. But it’s up to you what details of their appearance to notice and appreciate.
Two young women, ca. 1840s source: Library & Archives of Canada
The college says the collector, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought the photo in 1995...
There are lots of conspiracy theories and myths in all areas of life, including fashion, hygiene, relationships, etc. It can be hard to tell what the reality was for earlier periods, but the 19th century is open to our eyes due to the invention of photography. On the photos below, you’ll see the fashion trends and typical appearance of the mid-19th-century men and women in Britain. We think that the most interesting thing about these photos are pretty and elegant female hairstyles. But it’s up to you what details of their appearance to notice and appreciate.
