#extant garments

Suit, 1755-65

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Paquin cocktail dress, late 1950′s

FromKerry Taylor Auctions

Balenciaga evening dress ca. 1956

FromKerry Taylor Auctions

Balmain cocktail dress ca. 1954

FromKerry Taylor Auctions

Liberty Aesthetic dress, 1906

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Suit ca. 1906

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Evening dress ca. 1905

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Rouff evening dress ca. 1905

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Day dress ca. 1904

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Day dress ca. 1902

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Mourning dress ca. 1900

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Day dress ca. 1898

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Evening dress, 1890′s

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Coat, 1894

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Wedding dress, 1893

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Day dress ca. 1892

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Bodice, 1890-92

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Corset, 1890-1905

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Shirtwaist, 1884

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire

Day dress ca. 1883

From the Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection at the University of New Hampshire