#day dresses

[ghw-archive]

Day dress, 1933, Vionnet

[lwrverum]

Spring Morning (ca. 1875)

By James Tissot

Met Museum

The light on this spring day is so bright that the woman shields her eyes from the glare. She stands with her back to the sun, so that her face and dress are largely in shadow. This contre-jour effect, with the figure lit from behind, was popular with artists in the Impressionist circle in the 1870s and 1880s. Tissot skillfully elaborated on the motif by depicting the sunlight shining through the model’s sleeve and parasol. The strong silhouette of the figure and the prominent plants may have been inspired by Japanese woodblock prints, which Tissot collected, as did his friends Monet and Degas.

[mote-historie]

Fashion Illustration painted by John La Gatta (John LaGatta), The April Fashion Tour, Dresses from Harzfeld's, Selected by Isabel De Nyse Conover. Published in Woman's Home Companion, April 1924.

Isabel De Nyse Conover (American, 1891-1968) was a magazine editor and author.

[vikkates]

New pieces I would like The Princess of Wales to add to her wardrobe (1,220/?)

Dress by Emilia Wickstead

I’d love to see Kate pair this with a hat for a church service or garden party. I’d also add a navy belt to break up the pattern a little.

Available here.

[darlingdawnvintage]

Vintage Spring Day Dresses ~ 1940’s

[royalpain16]

3 Princess Diana Dresses Sold at Auction for Almost $300,000 — Nearly Triple the Projected Estimate

Princess Diana may have been gone 22 years now, but she’s still a well-respected fashion icon. On Monday, June 17, three dresses of that bel

3 Princess Diana Dresses Sold at Auction for Almost $300,000 — Nearly Triple the Projected Estimate

Princess Diana wears a peach coat dress, one of the items auctioned, during the President of Turkey’s state visit to Britain, in 1988. Nils Jorgensen/Shutterstock; MEGA

Catherine Walker polka dot peach, silk coatdress, a favorite of the princess’ that she wore multiple times throughout the late 1980’s and early 1990’s . This item sold for roughly $116,765.

Princess Diana may have been gone 22 years now, but she’s still a well-respected fashion icon.

On Monday, June 17, three dresses of that belong to the Princess of Wales sold for nearly $300,000 at London’s Kerry Taylor Auctions. That’s almost three times the amount they were estimated to sell for

The first number was a nautical navy and white striped frock created by the royal’s wedding dress designers, David and Elizabeth Emanuel. The mother of two notably wore it in 1986 while she visited the Gulf states with her husband, Princes Charles. It sold for about $133,073.

The last garment, which went for $78,474, was a red wool suit by Jasper Conran. Lady Di wore this ensemble in 1984 when she officially named the cruise liner Royal Princess.

“Diana’s daywear is much rarer than her evening wear, which she auctioned a huge tranche off in the late 1990s,” Kerry Taylor of Kerry Taylor Auctions told the Daily Mail. “Daywear dresses she wore for more formal functions she either gave to friends or charity shops, so they have mostly disappeared. These were very well documented outfits and one of a kind as they were made specifically for her.

All three were reported to have come from the same royal collector.

Lady Diana’s weren’t the only royal fashion pieces sold at Monday’s auction. Two Sarah Ferguson gowns from 1987 were auctioned off.

Lot 23, two Shirley Davis costumes worn by the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson for ‘It’s a Royal Knockout’, 1987. Estimate £200-300. The Royals pictured in costume in 1987 (image copyright Photographers International)

Also, a pair of silk dresses from Smith & Co. Liberty that a young Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret wore in 1935. These brought in about $36,395.

Lot 16, Smith & Co Liberty printed silk dresses worn by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, 1935. Estimate £10,000-£15,000. The Princesses wore these dresses to watch a pantomine performance accompanied by the Duke & Duchess of York, Lyceum theatre, 6th February 1935

[shinyparty]

Sexy V Neck Spaghetti Straps Burgundy Prom Dresses, Burgundy Formal Dresses

[vintagepatternwarehouse]

1964 vintage Simplicity Dresses, simple yet stylish!  Find these and many more 1960′s dress fashions at vintagepatternwarehouse.com.