tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148301208915043821.post2711902123411186450..comments2024-03-28T03:18:55.278-04:00Comments on All The Pretty Dresses: Victorian Fancy Dress Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420037377392425312noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148301208915043821.post-77683585047309561212013-06-26T23:01:13.403-04:002013-06-26T23:01:13.403-04:00It might be. :-) What got me was the neckline an...It might be. :-) What got me was the neckline and the extra fabric positioned in the back. It looks like the dress, particularly in the side view, just needs a bustle. However, it might be poor draping and it just needs the s-curve corset instead. Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420037377392425312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148301208915043821.post-27158873335332174552013-06-26T17:16:13.615-04:002013-06-26T17:16:13.615-04:00Very hard to tell with the flash reflecting, but t...Very hard to tell with the flash reflecting, but that fabric looks like the sort of printed satin with a silk surface and cotton back that was used as a furnishing fabric in the late 1890's and early 1900's. We tend to overlook clothing that was made specifically as stage costume. It was often beautifully made, and of good fabric but it's confusing because the style, fabric and construction just don't add up. Right now, I'm dealing with costumes in the style of the 1860's that were made in 1915. Definitely "Star" quality. One of them has a "Callot Soeurs" label. This satin number looks like a stage design from the turn of the century to me.Ken Nyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838597854722716546noreply@blogger.com