18th century dress

Dawn Reid Brean, associate curator of decorative arts at The Frick Pittsburgh, discusses Isabelle de Borchgrave's interpretation of 18th century fashions.

I’m adoring 18th century gowns and Marie Antoinette at the moment. From the film The Duchess for Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire played by Keira Knightley Silk brocade with silk...

Summer Breeze 1780s styles “Robe a Retroussee”, or can be worn as “Robe a la Anglaise.” The “Summer Breeze” is made of Cream Caresse colored fabric with a diamond pattern of Periwinkle flower garlands. The edges of the dress are decorated with Clouds Blue pleated Dupioni silk trim embellished with two rows of “ Thousands of Periwinkle” trim. Each flower of trim is embellished with sparkle a light blue beads. The sleeves have the same embellishments as the dress, but with two rows of…

I had a lot of fun making my Western Fashion Timeline terrizae.deviantart.com/art/We…, so I thought I would make one specific to my favorite... 19th Century Fashion Timeline

British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw has done a number of period flicks, from one of her early roles as an 18th-century aristocratic woman in Belle to the upcoming biopic of British-Jamaican nursing pio…

LOUISE, Corset Dress in Almond Green Linen is a historical garment that reproduces the "English dress" or "Round Gown" worn in Western Europe and America around the years 1770-1785. This 18th-century corset dress in Almond Green linen comes in one piece. Design Features of Louise, Corset Dress Color: Almond Green Round Gown in one piece Eyelets on both sides of the front opening for a perfect fit Preformed elbow sleeves trimmed with a delicate lace ribbon Synthetic boning on the back and on…

Have you seen the Outlander TV series? I have not (and apparently neither should anyone under the age of 18), but two of my chapter members are avid fans and one, Linda Gray, suggested I look at the shows website and read about the wedding gown that was made for the programme. The wedding gown was designed by costume designer Terry Dresbach who used the descriptions in the original books as well as her own ideas for the concept of the gown. Unlike modern gowns, in the 18th century gowns were…

A Brief History of the XVIII century fashion. For the blog Bloshka

LOUISE, 18th-Century Dress in Toffee Linen is a historical garment that reproduces the "English dress" or "Round Gown" worn in Western Europe and America around the years 1770-1785. This 18th-century dress in Toffee linen comes in one piece. DESIGN FEATURES of LOUISE, 18th-Century Dress in Toffee Linen Color: TOFFEE 18th-Century dress, Round Gown type, in one piece Eyelets on both sides of the front opening for a perfect fit Preformed elbow sleeves trimmed with a delicate lace ribbon…

Fasion of 1780's