A book fanatic with an unhealthy amount of knowledge about Russian Lit, Jane Austen, and Lotrs. This is my platform to post daily about fashion history.
LaurenCDeutsch
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#Ootd is another outfit with a lot of contrasts- a 1900 Callot Soeurs afternoon dress. The diagonal striped silk forms the base as lace covers the rest of the body. The most interesting aspect is the chenille yarn sprawl as plush flowers and vines over the lace. #Fashionhistory
bubble skirt is embroidered in various insects and flowers. The skirt also has 5 layers of stiffened tulle petticoats! The dress was found in a suitcase and was sold at auction in 2023 and it was sold for £248,000 aka about $36,000 today. #Fashionhistory
Find out more about the dress, and see some amazing close ups here- youtu.be/qjRrgTPsFt0?...
#Ootd is this 1925 dress. The beige silk and black beaded top and the black and pink sequined bottom come crashing together at the low waist through sharp triangles. It is very artistic and truly exemplifies the 1920s Art Dec's focus on geometric shapes #Fashionhistory
metallic thread, beads, sequins, diamantes, and coral, which are actually attached to a netting on top of the bodice and not the bodice itself. It is held up by internal boning. Also, the cute bow belt is also detachable. Exquisite.
#Ottd is this 1960 Dior "Polynésie" (Polynesia) evening dress made by Yves Saint Laurent. It is made of zibeline, usually a wool, but here is a stiff heavy silk, which allows the skirt to maintain its structure. The bodice is the star though with its extravagant embroidery of
Just something pretty for today's #ootd- this 1919 French evening gown made of silk charmeuse, taffeta, lame, metallic lace and embroidered with glass beads and plastic sequins. #Fashionhistory
#Ootd is this 1961 Dior Rio dress by Marc Bohan. It was worn by Elizabeth Taylor at the Oscars when she won Best Actress for the film BUtterfield 8...yes the BU are capitalized. The pale yellow chiffon bodice is over a boned inner corset of organza. Meanwhile the silk faille
These shoes were not donated with the dress to the
#V_and_A, but they were almost certainly made to match. They were made for Dior by Roger Vivier. They often worked together and he was the only designer allowed to have his name printed on a Dior item. #Fashionhistory
