omgthatdress:

Dress

1837-1840

The Victoria & Albert Museum

omgthatdress:

Gamboling Lambs

Gilbert Adrian, 1942

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

whenasinsilks:

Evening dress attributed to Jeanne Lanvin, silk, c. 1922, French.

whenasinsilks:

Evening dress by Jeanne Lanvin, silk, mother of pearl and beads, 1938, French.

omgthatdress:

Dress

1850

The Kyoto Costume Institute

tiny-librarian:

Some examples of coloured gowns from the Regency Era.

(via sylphwings)

omgthatdress:

Dress

1826

The Kyoto Costume Institute

omgthatdress:

Cocktail Dress

Cristobal Balenciaga, 1962

The Victoria & Albert Museum

ornamentedbeing:

Dress

1837

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession Number: 37.192

fripperiesandfobs:

Evening dress, 1840’s

From the Digitalt Museum

omgthatdress:

Brique

Paul Poiret, 1924

The Victoria & Albert Museum

omgthatdress:

Dress

Jean-Philippe Worth, 1898-1900

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

fripperiesandfobs:

Evening overdress, 1797-99

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

vicfangirlguide:

A day dress from the 1850s. Dresses of this period had wide, three-quarter length ‘bell sleeves’ which were usually highly decorated with fringing, bows or ruching and included full-length under-sleeves with patterned lace cuffs.

(via victorianfanguide)

historicalfashion:

Wool Wedding Dress, Met Museum, 1887