Edwardian dress

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I have Edwardian on my mind, because I just finished a late 1910s dress, and photographed it, and am in love with the era in general. So this week’s Rate the Dress is 1910s, and you get to decide if you’re in love with it in particular. Last week: a crinoline era gown in cobalt blue Sometimes I’m completely surprised by your reaction to a garment. Last week…not so much! It wasn’t hard to guess that the fabric would be quite popular, or that the extremely long berthe might not. (I also feel…

Edwardian and 1920s Edwardian wedding dresses are characterised by a romantic whimsical style, exquisite lace paired with soft flowing lines is very much the order of the day. Laces include Brussel…

This week's Rate the dress is an all about the late Edwardian take on Ancient Greek & Rome. The saturated colours are characteristic of the 1910s reinterpretation of classical dress. The wearer would have been a goddess in bronze and copper, rather than a marble statue in white.

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From the seller: legant couture 1860’s Civil War Ball gown over coat in amazing condition. French Pastel cream watered silk fabric with pink Roses. Embellished with the best carved Mother of Pearl buttons, front and back. A sewing masterpiece with front and back rows of gorgeous ruching, and also on the sleeve armyces intense cartridge pleating. Aside from a few tiny hold to light pinholes and a little seam opening in the back it is in excellent condition. No stains, ripping, tears or real…

The Edwardian era saw the rise of ready-to-wear clothes, was the height of the Belle Époque, and saw the influence on fashion of the suffragettes and dress reform reach its conclusion. As the Edwar…

1902. Evening dresses, The Delineator