1780s dress

This gown was originally made as an open robe--meant to be worn with a petticoat--most likely in the 1770s. It was re-made into a round gown--the skirt was closed across the front--sometime in the mid to late 1780s. The gown is constructed from plainweave linen plate-printed in indigo with a repeating pattern of floral sprays and seashells. It was altered again, probably in the late nineteenth century, to add a row of metal hook and eye closures down the center front of the bodice. The back…

A woman's gown, 1780-85, English; White cotton, block-printed with polychrome exotic flowers, 1770s, English; altered 1785-1796

Knowing the period? Mina's '80s prom dress is a particular favorite of mine. To be fair, other costumes are slightly better (and I do mean ~slightly~), particularly the men's (as always), but I still...

I saved these pictures about a year ago, but I do not really remember where they were taken from. They show a 1780s wedding dress, that look...

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Eighteenth-Century Woman," December 12, 1981–September 5, 1982.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Fashion and History: A Dialogue," December 7, 1992–March 21, 1993

Simple rococo wedding dress as a robe à l'anglaise made of silk taffeta, with small train, worn with corset and panier.

So, last week I made a silly mistake and published two Rate the Dresses. I noticed it a few hours later and withdrew the one I hadn’t meant to publish. So most of you only saw the 1780s pastel polonaised froof that I left up (and most of didn’t particularly care for it and rated it a not-very inspiring 5.2 out of 10). But some of you did get a sneak-peek at this week’s Rate the Dress, so have had all week to think about whether you like it or not.. 1840s dresses can be a bit, well, plain and…

Kyoto Costume Institute I'm guessing Lisere? It doesn't say for sure. Liseré - Term which refers to a specific type of fabric constru...

This dress is a typical example of a formal gown of around 1780, the robe à la française, also known as a sack or sacque. — The John Bright Collection