Simple edwardian dress

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‘Time to think of the cool, sweet mornings and their gowns of crisp figured lawn; time to think of the drowsy afternoons with their hammock dresses of voile taffeta, mull and batiste; time to think of the summer evenings and their veilings, their silvered chiffons, their wonderful tissues and their transparencies. Time to think of … Continue reading Edwardian Lingerie Dress →

Last weekend my local costume guild organized an outing to see an exhibit of Monet paintings at the de Young Museum in San Francisco and I wore a dress made of blue cotton sateen and antique lace. …

Includes: 1 Edwardian bodice (top-quality crepe, lace and velvet) 1 Edwardian skirt (top-quality crepe, lace and velvet) High quality loose-fitting romantic Edwardian 1910s style dress Unique and comfortable crepe fabric with a purposefully wrinkled appearance offers a graceful drape Romantic ruffled and lace design on bodice and skirt 1/2 sleeves Button enclosure in back on bodice Double layered floor-length skirt with crepe layer over soft cotton An elastic waistband in skirt for a…

Thurn was a respected New York dressmaking firm during the Belle Époque which collaborated with French couturiers. This is a beautiful ensemble that shows the complexity of characteristics of the period, seen in the embroidery on the velvet of the dress and the embroidery on the wool of the coat

Well, I’m always surprised by what you guys like and don’t like, though in retrospect the reaction to last week’s 1858 pink dress should have been a foregone conclusion. On the one hand, it was a 1850s ballgown (super popular), on the other hand, it was covered in random dull pink frills, layers & bows (ick), but, of course, all those pink frills bring to mind Kaylee’s Shindig dress from Firefly (automatic bonus points). All this balanced out at 6.5 out of 10. This week I think we should…

Dress reform of the 1870s brought the tea gown into fashion. Women could wear this comfortable dress at home without a corset while receiving close friends.