It's one of the many other things I haven't been showing you.  It's not the Baroque gown, I know, but I had to get this one done for events tomorrow! Don't hurt me!!! I started this gown last December, when I decided I needed something new

Bid Live on Lot 2 in the Fine Dolls, Dolls Houses & Teddy Bears Auction from C & T Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd.

1840s fashion silhouette; compared to 1850s and 1860s.  Conner Prairie Historic Clothing Collection

Longchamps: Menswear and Boy's Fashion Plate

Casey Fashion Plates Detail | Los Angeles Public Library Le Follet Date: Sunday, December 1, 1844

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The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can now connect to the most up-to-date data and images for more than 470,000 artworks in The Met collection. As part of

The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can now connect to the most up-to-date data and images for more than 470,000 artworks in The Met collection. As part of

The By the Sea challenge was indeed a challenge for me. I have no immediate use for any period swimwear, alas, and those projects aren't...

Typical eagle from Baltimore Album quilts  of the 1840s and '50s Union Blues, my new Moda reproduction collection, is ...

I've been showing pictures of these fabrics from the 1840s and '50s lately. Large stripes and plaids in Prussian blue, buff and mad...

This is beginning to become a series, but I think it is good to show the amount of clothes and layers there is to most historic costumes. Often you only se the gown and can only guess there are some foundation underneath, but exactly how many petticoats do it take to get that special silhuet,…

This original 1840s era dress is exquisite! Lots of inspiration here!  (source: Time Travelers Antiques)