1880 dress

Fashion through the 1800s

BUSTLED VISITING GOWNS, 1880s SPRING 2020 - Historic Fashion Online Bellows Falls 3-pc pink chambray w/ rickrack lace embellishment to SH, sleeve, cuff, & all hems, CF button up closure, scalloped overskirt, pockets in underskirt

Dracula - Mina Harker - BLue/green

Black Victorian dress made of dense satin and plisse frills is a perfect choice for 1870s - 1880s balls, fairs and other events. It can also make an unforgettable appearance at the steampunk or gothic convent, vampire ball or Halloween witch party. The dress consists of a skirt and a bodice, which are worn separately. The bodice has plastic boning and 100% cotton lining. It closes on back lacing. The skirt has two side 'wings', huge back folds and a train. Three kinds of lace is used on the…

Carabosse dolls, autora María José Santos

This dress is based on an Ageless Patterns dress pattern, which are great for authenticity as they are copies of original victorian patterns, but the pattern pieces can't be trusted to be used just as they are. I had to make a lot of adjusting to get the pieces to work together. The skirt is striped silk taffeta and black duchess silk satin draped on an unbleached cotton four gore base that I drafted myself. The hem is faced with the satin. The bodice is made of the same materials, silk…

Loving the stripes! Late 1880s

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Silk tea gown, ca. 1885, Liberty & Co. (British, f. London, 1875)