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We went to a Renaissance ball in Vienna yesterday where we found out that Renaissance dances are way too chaotic for us. I hope the historical Vampire Ball will be better (for us dancewise) 🧛‍♀️.
The complete look excluding the necklace is selfmade. #Renaissance #historicaldress

Would YOU be considered ATTRACTIVE? 😳 #historicaldress #19thcentury #victorianera #historicalfacts - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/oQV-cR7n8OM

Why #beautystandards are stupid...because they are ...made up

Comparing Francois Boucher’s portrait of Madame de Pompadour and an 1860s Victorian fancy dress costume which clearly references the painting! While the visual characteristics of the mid-1700s gown are taken on board - such as the pink bows and the open-front mantua construction - the Victorian costume is very firmly Victorian.
#fashionhistory #history #costumehistory #historicaldress #historicalcostume #18thcentury

Hi Mastodon, I am Epochs of Fashion - art historian, sewing lover, museum goer and looking for like-minded people who love a bit of niche historical knowledge. I post about fashion and social history!

Here’s a Terminology Overview of a medieval Houppelande gown and Hennin headdress! #fashionhistory #costumehistory #arthistory #medieval #historical #historylesson #historicalcostume #historicaldress #epochsoffashion

You can follow the conference "Historical Clothing and Textiles in Northern and Eastern Europe" here. https://www.facebook.com/share/15zknvPzU2/

#medievaldress #historicaldress #DressHistory

Long shot but does anyone know information about this dress (see picture)

TinEye (reverse image search) says that it's a "Black figured silk dress with high neck chemisette of cream lace, early 1890s (silk & lace)" from Bath Fashion Museum, Dated sometime between 1890 - 1895 ( ?? ) but I can't find it in the Museum online catalogue.

It also does not appear to be part of any public collection at the Louvre Museum in Paris

#Fashion #FashionHistory #CostumeHistory #HistoricalDress

Here is a mid-18th century infant's cap with insertations of Hollie-point. My research indicates Hollie-point was not (solely) "peculiarly English" as stated by lace scholars over the past 60 years. This fine example is Scottish, specifically Glaswegian, and is held in the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre collection. What a privilege it was to study it last October.
#18thcentury #historicaldress #18thcenturylace #dresshistory #textilehistory #ScottishHistory @matculture

Registration is open for virtual attendance of Workshop 1, happening this Saturday, 2nd September.

https://makinghistoricaldress.dmu.ac.uk/Workshop-One.html

Click images to find out more about the Making Historical Dress Network project and to see the program for the first workshop.

#dresshistory #learningthroughreconstruction #research #making #recreativepractice #historicaldress #MaterialCulture @matculture

Fantastic to attend the preview last night of The School of Historical Dress's new exhibition "Blue" and see the c.1700-1710 mantua that they acquired *completely unpicked* alongside the reconstruction that I and seven other students of historical dress helped the School make last month. More info on my IG grid @timesmith_dress_history

#history #earlymodern #dresshistory #textilehistory #historicaldress #research #exhibition #recreativepractice #learningthroughreconstruction @matculture

The School of Historical Dress has announced the dates for the new "BLUE" exhibition in its series "Our Collections by Colour".

One star attraction will be the 18th century mantua that I and other students helped re-construct last month.

I will be visiting the exhibition preview on Thursday evening and will finally be able to share 'final reveal' photos!

#HistoricalDress #Exhibition @matculture

Registration is now open for the first two workshops organised by Making Historical Dress Network (AHRC-funded). Attendance is virtual only - livestream on the day and selected papers will be recorded to access later.
https://makinghistoricaldress.dmu.ac.uk/Events.html

I'll be one of the speakers in workshop 2.

#HistoricalDress #DressHistory #Making #RecreativePractice #LearningThroughReconstruction @matculture

The "Crown to Couture" exhibition at Kensington Palace features fabulous red carpet looks inspired by even more fabulous 18th century court dress in the Historic Royal Palaces' collections.

On til 29 October 2023.
https://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/whats-on/crown-to-couture/

#fashion #HistoricalDress #FashionHistory #DressHistory #MaterialCulture @histodons @matculture

I visited the #VADTartan exhibition at the V&A Dundee a few days ago and was very impressed with the broad range of objects displayed as well as by the diverse stories and viewpoints expressed through the interpretative materials. Here is a small selection of garments that caught my eye.

This exhibition runs through Sunday, 14 January 2024.

#tartan #museum #exhibition #Scotland #dress #textile #design #history #HistoricalDress #HistoricalTextiles #DressHistory @histodons @materialculture

Last weekend, I examined the c.1707 mantua that will be the case study in my dissertation. It was altered in the mid-18th c. and again in the late 19th c. Design of this "bizarre silk" is attributed to James Leman of Spitalfields and the vibrant colours have not dimmed one bit!

This is the only known extant mantua of this period with Scottish provenance.

#DressHistory #HistoricalDress #ObjectStudy #Scotland #Spitalfields #silk #TextileHistory #HistoricalTextiles @materialculture @histodons

18th century women's mitts ranged from exceedingly plain to highly decorative.

Here's a fistful of favourites:
1. Museum Fine Arts Boston, Accession No. 43.1968a-b, linen
2. Museum Rotterdam, No. 65828-1-2, embroidery on cotton
3. Fries Museum, No. T11118, knitted cotton
4. Worshipful Company of Glovers, No. 23448, metallic embroidery on silk
5. Museum Rotterdam, No. 20837-A-B, tambour embroidery on linen

Which is your favourite?

#HistoricalDress #18thcenturyFashion @materialculture

Major exhibition at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, opening 21st April and running through 8th October.

STYLE & SOCIETY: DRESSING THE GEORGIANS

"This exciting exhibition from the Royal Collection explores what the Georgians wore, from the practical dress of laundry maids to the glittering gowns worn at court."

https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/style-society-dressing-the-georgians/the-queens-gallery-buckingham

#18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturystyle #History #histodons @histodons #Georgian #historicaldress #arthistory #dresshistory

From the bird site:

Dr Sarah Bendall (@SarahABendall)

"My new research article has just been published online by
@womenshistrev. It explores the work of the women (including early mantua makers) who made fashionable outer dress for Queens Catherine of Braganza and Mary II in the 1680s and 1690s in London!"

https://twitter.com/SarahABendall/status/1591497023865643008

Link to article:
https://t.co/R0BcT21XtU

#dresshistory #Stuart #StuartQueens #17thcentury #historicaldress #historicaltrades #womenshistory #mantuamaker

Thinking back on the work I did in 2021 for the #HighlandThreads online costume collection, including a talk I gave about Spitalfields Silk in the Scottish Highlands in the 18th Century.

I will be pursuing a line of enquiry prompted by this research, for my masters dissertation this coming year.

https://youtu.be/8BgoZCtUpNI

#dresshistory #textilehistory #historicaldress #18thcentury #18thcenturyhistory #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturystyle #silk #Scotland #Scottish #history #ScottishHistory

#SaturdaySackBack #SackBackSaturday

(Continuing @18thCent_Kitty traditions to try and find more #18thcentury #dresshistory #historicaldress lovers here...)

Rather than sharing an extant gown in a museum collection, here's the one I just finished making myself. Well, I say "finished"... needs hemming, cuffs and possbily a little trim. :)

#sackback #robealafrancaise #longsack #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturystyle #FrenchFashion #everyinchhandstitched #wemakehistory #historymakesus