19th century russian fashion

Russian fashion in this exhibition is intellectual, alive and not banal phenomenon. Enjoy the motion from the end of 19th century to nowadays here and today. Alexander Vasilyev is Russian historian of fashion, writer, broadcaster, decorator and collector. Let's dive into 12 epochs of Russian Fashion. 1. The 1890s: IMPERIAL RUSSIA. From Alexander III to Nikolay II: capes-Talma, canotier, handbags and umbrellas. 2. 1900s: ERA OF MODERN. Beginning of the century: dresses with a wasp waist and…

Ladies in the "Blazon Room" of the Winter Palace, by Adolphe Ladurner, 1838. (Detail of below.) Ladies in the "Blazon Room" of the Winter Palace, by Adolphe Ladurner, 1838. Unknown lady (Anna Alexeievna Okulova?), by Pimen Nikitich Orlov, circa 1835-37. Henrietta Bodisco, by Johann Konrad Dorner, 1844. Maria Petrovna Kikina, later Volkonskaia, by Pyotr Feodorovich Sokolov, 1839. Princess Elisaveta Alexeievna Paskevich, née Griboyedova, by Nikolai Gustavovich Shilder, circa 1830s-40s…

An Edinburgh-born photographer named William Carrick was the first ethnographer to capture the everyday life of the Russian Empire in photos.

Dress of brocaded silk, Russia, 19th century

A blog about clothes people wear, traditional costumes, jewelry, headdresses, shoes, accessories.

Princess Maria Grigoryevna Rayevskaya, was the daughter of Grigory Grigoryevich Gagarin and Sophia Andreyevna. She married Mikhail Nikolayevich Rayevsky. She was a maid-of-honour at the imperial court and a member of the Order of St Catherine. [State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg - Oil on canvas, 125 x 89 cm]

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1898-1900 Russian Blue Velvet Woman's Dress. From p. 194 in Russian Elegance | State History Museum 99434/2

Sarafan Russia, Northern Region, Early 19th century