#historic clothing
Left: 1950s leather handbag
Right: Mulberry Darley shoulder bag
Left: illustration of a woman in a blue cotehardie, ca. 14th century.
Right: modern blue off the shoulder prom dress.
Left: Audrey Hepburn from the movie Sabrina, wearing a Givenchy dress.
Right: Meghan Markle in Dior dress reportedly inspired by Audrey Hepburn.
Left: Illustrations of Sumerian garments from 2500 BC
Right: Dsquared2 dress from the Spring 2014 collection
Left: “Maria, Regina del Cielo:” a Byzantine era mosaic
Right: Dress from Dolce and Gabbana F/W 2013 collection
Left: Illustration of a man wearing herigaut ca. 1280-1285.
Right: Dress from Michael Kors Spring 2005 Ready-To-Wear collection.
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I’ve just done a new blog post about millinery flowers in Regency fashion plates, which inspired some floral updates to my Regency ball gown.
Above plates all from Journal des Dames et des Modes. Please check the blog post for dates and more images!
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‘Fashioning Masculinities:’ Tracing the history of gender-fluid menswear
“"We really want to show people the long history of changing ideas of masculinity,” co-curator Rosalind McKever told CNN at the museum’s exhibition preview. “(What should menswear look like) feels like such a contemporary question, but this is a much longer story than maybe some people realize.”“
