Let's have a Victorian Christmas party and wear period costumes.
First, pick a dress:
First, pick a dress:
The Worth Fashion House of Paris created this dress
for Russian Empress Maria Fedorovna in 1890.
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Another court gown for Empress Fedorovna, 1880
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Velvet and silk gown designed by House of Worth,
Paris, 1898
House of Worth, Paris, 1893
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Silk and brocade gown, Ireland, 1890
Silk gown, England, 1885
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Silk, satin, Chiffon, lace gown, England, 1890
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Red silk bustle gown from the film Bram Stoker's Dracula
Now, choose a cape:
We were going to choose a muff to keeps our hands warm
but all that I found were made from animal skins and that made
me sad. So we're going to choose an evening purse instead:
Did you select your favorite bag? Good. Now would someone
please tell Albert, the butler, to call the carriage? I do believe
we're ready to depart for the festivities!
Link
Another court gown for Empress Fedorovna, 1880
Velvet and silk gown designed by House of Worth,
Paris, 1898
Silk and brocade gown, Ireland, 1890
Silk, satin, Chiffon, lace gown, England, 1890
Red silk bustle gown from the film Bram Stoker's Dracula
Now, choose a cape:
We were going to choose a muff to keeps our hands warm
but all that I found were made from animal skins and that made
me sad. So we're going to choose an evening purse instead:
please tell Albert, the butler, to call the carriage? I do believe
we're ready to depart for the festivities!
I'll take the Red dress, Black cape and Beaded purse!
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They're all gorgeous, aren't they? I, too, would take any of them!
DeleteWhat an elegant period in time...glad that we can look back at it and not have to live it! I just can't imagine a bustle that is bigger than I am chasing after me with each step.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine how long it took to get ready to go out - can you imagine steaming or ironing any of these creations? Those bustles - oh, my. Our clothes are so comfortable today that I don't think our society will ever revert to such uncomfortable clothes.
DeleteThere's just something about a white dress/red accents for the holidays!
ReplyDeleteIt's one of my favorites - so feminine. And those purses are beautiful. Weren't clothes elegant 'back then'?
DeleteI would choose the very first dress, makes a nice silouette but probably I couldn´t breathe wearing the corsette underneath. Too bad that you haven´t had any shoes to choose.
ReplyDeleteI´m ready to have fun!
Nana from Germany