Whenas in Silks

This is a mostly historical clothing but also other stuff tumblr run by one Catherine whose primary tumblr can be found at prettyefficientturnip.tumblr.com

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I would like to say sorry about the queue running out. (Has it really been two weeks? Wow?!) I am not dead, but I do have a job now, which really eats into the time I was using for blog maintenance. So this is really a belated notice that whenasinsilks will be going mostly inactive. I may be adding more stuff when I have some free time, but I won't be devoting serious time or energy to maintenance in the future.

That said, if any of you want to talk about clothes or life and shit, feel free to hit me up at my main tumblr. I don't ever post much, but I'm still on a fair bit and I'd enjoy talking to anybody.

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Evening dress, rayon trimmed with metal (sequins?), c. 1938-42.

FIDM Museum & Galleries accession no. 2001.788.1

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Dress, Milgrim, crepe trimmed with lace underlaid with flesh-colored chiffon, 1939.

Meadowbrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 04_24_39

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Evening dress, Madame Gres, glazed cotton, 1939, French.

Metropolitan Musem of Art accession no. 2009.300.3219

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Coat and hat, wool and glass, c. 1938-39.

FIDM Museum & Galleries accession no. 2003.40.17AB

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Wedding dress, Peggy Hoyt, satin, embroidered and trimmed with beads, 1938, American.

Meadowwbrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 01_32_38

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Evening dress, Madame Gres, silk, 1938, French.

Metropolitan Museum of Art accession no. C.I.46.4.12

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Day dress, silk, c. 1936-38.

FIDM Museum & Galleries accession no. 2003.40.1

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Dinner dress, Milgrim, silk, 1937, American.

Meadowbrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 05_11_37

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Dinner dress, Peggy Hoyt, silver brocade tissue trimmed with lace, 1937.

Meadobrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 05_09_37

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Dress, Peggy Hoyt, crepe with collar of embroidered silk (georgette?) and lace, 1937.

Meadowbrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 04_14_37

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Evening dress, crepe trimmed with lace, 1937.

Meadowbrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 02_29_37

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Dress, Peggy Hoyt, georgette embroidered with thread and beads, 1936.

Meadowbrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 02_08_36

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Evening dress, Milgrim, (silk?) faille with metallic threads trimmed with beads and rhinestones, 1936, American.

Meadowbrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 01_17_36

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Dress, Peggy Hoyt, crepe trimmed with gingham and silk cord, 1935.

Meadowbrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 04_07_35

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Afternoon dress, Peggy Hoyt, printed chiffon trimmed with lace, 1935.

Meadowbrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 02_11_35

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Evening dress, gold brocade tissue trimmed with velvet and rhinestone clasps, 1934.

Meadowbrook Hall Historic Costume Collection accession no. 01_15_34