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.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Perfect Mid 1890's Autumn Dress

From the seller:

2-piece, cinnamon silk satin w/ small brocade motifs in mauve & green, bodice w/ rust velvet deep yoke, leg o' mutton sleeves, front trimmed w/ gold & crystal bead appliqués & fringe, trained skirt w/ knife pleated bustle, B 33", W 26", Skirt L 39"-54",(minor bead loss, unstitched appliqué areas) Item Condition: Very good. The dress came from the Brooklyn Costume Museum. Photographs are true to color. Stored in archival clothing box and tissue paper. Box and paper is included. NON-SMOKER.

From Me:

Probably about 1894 based on the upper arm pumpkins....