All The Pretty Dresses

This is a place for any extant garments in private collections from about 1941 back. There is no beginning date. The only rule is that it can't be currently in a museum and must be before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I mostly post items I've seen on ebay, etsy, or other auction sites so we will continue to have a record of them for research purposes. If you have antique clothing in your collection, please, email me pictures of them and I will gladly add them to this site.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Natural Form Green Bodice

From the seller:

LOVELY green Victorian top blouse -beaded. Inside is just as interesting as the outside! Beads and buttons missing..it is soiled.

Bust 29"

Waist: 22"

Length; 17'-18"

From Me:

Due to the lack of bustle in the back, but the wide cuffs on the sleeves, I think this is late 1870's.