white lace, pink petticoats

olivia ~ I'm in love with the victorian fashion ~

[frostedmagnolias]

Faille & Patterned Silk Gown

c. 1880

Augusta Auctions

[paradigm-adrift]

I accidentally did a Wikipedia binge about 1st wave feminism and fashion and stumbled upon the 1890s bicycle suit. Do people know about this? Why didn't anyone tell me about this? This is dope as hell.

It's old-fashioned. It's modern. It's butch. It's femme. It's snazzy. It's practical.

Wikipedia talks about the bloomers and the leg-o-mutton sleeves, but I'm also noticing a lot of these outfits have absolute supervillain lapels, which I also like a lot.

[captain-kit-adventuress]

finally, someone else giving some love to the much-slept-on bicycle suit.

[frostedmagnolias]

Dress

about 1865

American

MFA Boston

[vintageeveryday]

This iconic image, dating from 1863–1865 (often cited as 1864), is a quarter-plate ambrotype featuring an African American Union soldier, his wife, and their two daughters. It is widely recognized as the only known photograph of a Black Union soldier posed with his family.

Read more of the story behind this image here...

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

~ Jules Charles Aviat, Portrait of a Lady Holding a Fan (1898) (detail)

via meisterdrucke.ie

[frostedmagnolias]

Wedding Dress

c. 1903

unknown maker, American

Newfields

[the-almost-fashion-historian]

Day dress, c. 1860 by unknown designer

This dress is made of jacquard silk, trimmed with velvet ribbon and silk fringe

This dress was sold by: Augusta Auctions

[ephemeral-elegance]

Patent Leather and Velvet Boots, ca. 1890-1920

via Bata Shoe Museum

[gentlyepigrams]

Unknown. Lovely, flouncy evening dress, 1860-63. Cream silk tulle, silk net, tarlatan, silk taffeta, and silk ribbon, Valenciennes and blonde lace, pearls, whalebone. © collection the Musee McCord Stewart Museum.

[frostedmagnolias]

Dress

c. 1890

American

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[the-almost-fashion-historian]

carriage dress, 1894 by House of Worth

this outfit is made of silk, trimmed with jet beads and fur. The muff and the mantle are definitely made by Worth, however it's thought that the dress was made in America.

this outfit can be found in: the Metropolitan Museum of Art

[frostedmagnolias]

Faille & Patterned Silk Directoire Revival Gown

c. 1887

Augusta Auctions

[jewellery-box]

Afternoon or evening dress, 1903-1904. American. Hillwood Museum.

[frostedmagnolias]

Afternoon Dress

c. 1899-1900

Cincinnati Art Museum

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

Negligée, c.1900

Silk and cotton

via metmuseum.org

[frostedmagnolias]

Ivory Silk Evening Dress with Loopy Ribbons

c. 1903

Hopkins Costume Trust

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Combinations, 1901-10.