Aesthetic movement fashion

Tea gown, 1890’s (source: fripperiesandfobs)

In today's blog post, former intern Mari Ogino uncovers the political implications of Rudi Gernreich's Kimono dress. She traces the ways in which the undefined shape of the kimono helped liberate western women's bodies from confining garments in the late 19th century and ties this into Gernreich's interest in physical and mental liberation. Thanks […]

Dress of plain weave blue pongee silk trimmed with smocking in silk and machine-made lace, designed at Liberty & Co. Ltd., England, probably 1893-1894

Foundations Revealed - The Historical Sewing Academy on Instagram: "*Friday Finery* Woman's blouse, Liberty & Co,1890s. "Liberty & Co. of Regent Street in London was well-known in the late nineteenth century as a purveyor of fine fabrics and eastern wares closely associated with the Aesthetic Movement. In 1884, they opened a costume department, producing garments that were strongly influenced by Rational dress theories and Aesthetic movement sensibilities. Garments like this one that bear…

Afternoon dress (c. 1884) WORTH, Paris (couture house) Jean-Philippe WORTH (designer) Medium silk (satin, cut velvet) Place/s of Execution Paris, France Inscription label, woven in brown on ivory silk ribbon: Paris Worth Paris Accession Number2015.688

This project was finished about a month ago, but I only just got photos of me in it this week, so waited until now to do a proper post. I started this early in the year and used it as my entry for …

Fashion Week on Instagram: “Where the future meets nostalgia. @victordesouzany introduces modern victorian in his latest collection by way of oversized shoulders and…”