r/fashionhistory • • 5h ago

Age of dress?

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We have this lovely piece in our community theater's costume shop. I'd love to know about when it was made. Thanks so much!


r/fashionhistory • • 8h ago

"Hall of Mirrors" ensemble by Elsa Schiaparelli from the "Zodiac" collection, made of silk velvet, with plastic buttons, featuring mirror designs of glass beads and sequins, and metallic thread, 1938. National Gallery of Victoria

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119 Upvotes

r/fashionhistory • • 3h ago

1888 photo of my great great grandmother - any insight on her necklace?

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This is my great great grandmother, photo was taken in 1888 in the Arizona Territory when she was 18. Can anyone give me any clues on the long necklace she's wearing, what it might mean/be?


r/fashionhistory • • 16h ago

Fernand Aubry masks, 1950s

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r/fashionhistory • • 18h ago

Fabric/ribbon technique

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r/fashionhistory • • 1d ago

Oscar De La Renta Velvet Gown, Fall 1983

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r/fashionhistory • • 20h ago

Pair of women's satin slippers embroidered with colorful floral patterns, French, c. 1810-1840.

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r/fashionhistory • • 1d ago

Tunic dress attributed to Maria Monaci Gallenga, made of block printed silk cut velvet, with glass murrine buttons, 1925-1929 ✨

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801 Upvotes

r/fashionhistory • • 1d ago

[OC] Personal collection of 1910s Chinese mamianqun skirts

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I have to say 1910s is one of my favorite eras of fashion in any geography


r/fashionhistory • • 2d ago

The "Flamant Rose" dior gown, circa 1948

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r/fashionhistory • • 1d ago

Glove from the Wari Culture (Peru) 650-800 AD [500×652]

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88 Upvotes

r/fashionhistory • • 2d ago

Burnt Orange Floral Silk and Satin Transformation Gown by M. J. Miles, 1892

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r/fashionhistory • • 2d ago

Evening ensemble with two bodices, of red plush and peach damask, adorned with appliqued bands of white bugle beads, 1885-1890 ✨

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r/fashionhistory • • 1d ago

1918 undergarment found in an antique store, what do we think it is?

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r/fashionhistory • • 2d ago

Unearthed silk-gauze ensemble from the Tomb of Xin Zhui, Han Dynasty, China, 169 BCE

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416 Upvotes

r/fashionhistory • • 3d ago

J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere was a pioneering Nigerian documentary photographer. His definitive project was documenting the intricate, sculptural hairstyles worn by Nigerian women

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r/fashionhistory • • 3d ago

Burial gown of Countess Palatine Dorothea Sabina of Neuburg, South Germany, c. 1598

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r/fashionhistory • • 2d ago

An interesting essay about the history of the Firebird Ballet 1910

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An interesting essay about the history of the Firebird Ballet 1910


r/fashionhistory • • 3d ago

Afternoon dress in yellow satin stripe silk gauze, with detached ruffle and collar, c. 1892. The Museum at FIT

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489 Upvotes

r/fashionhistory • • 2d ago

Date these photographs from mid-century Germany

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I'm trying to put a year estimate on a beautiful typeface specimen booklet published in Ingolstadt, Germany sometime between 1939 and 1960. I've exhausted my abilities to date the type, design, and copy, so I am hoping you fashion experts can help. Thanks!

Source: Collection of Letterform Archive (where I am a curator)


r/fashionhistory • • 3d ago

does anyone know what era this bag could be from

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Hi everyone, my grandma recently died and left me this bag , I am not sure what era it could be from other than around 1920s to 60s potentially. I would really appreciate any help .


r/fashionhistory • • 2d ago

Research on historical Breton costumes specifically from the "pays de Saint Brieuc" in the 20th century (1900 to 1910)

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r/fashionhistory • • 3d ago

Silk damask gown that survived the Palmwood Wreck, believed to date to around the 1620s

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993 Upvotes

r/fashionhistory • • 3d ago

A Lecture on Women in Historical Textiles in Chicago!

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Everyone has probably already heard of Lectures on Tap... So I'm not sharing anything brand new, but I'm excited that they're leaning more into art history next month! Would anyone want to attend this with me? I'm trying to find my historical nerds! Let me know >_<

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-on-tap-making-art-history-the-first-women-printing-textiles-tickets-2003443039061?aff=odcleoeventsincollection


r/fashionhistory • • 4d ago

Evening dress of silk gazar and lace, designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga, Paris, February 1962.

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