#historical costume
Vintage Circus PhotosfromWisconsin Historical Society
Image 1: Rose Dockrill of Delavan, Wisconsin. A female circus performer described as “a swell artist and fine looker and dresser.”
Image 2 & 3: Jennie Rooney, a trapeze artist and performer in the Ringling Brothers Circus pageants, as photographed by Ephraim Burt Trimpey. 1930 ca.
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Tea Gown, House of Worth
France, 1910
Every one knows that a tea-gown is a hybrid between a wrapper and a ball dress. It has always a train and usually long flowing sleeves; is made of rather gorgeous materials and goes on easily, and its chief use is not for wear at the tea-table so much as for dinner alone with one’s family. It can, however, very properly be put on for tea, and if one is dining at home, kept on for dinner. Otherwise a lady is apt to take tea in whatever dress she had on for luncheon, and dress after tea for dinner. One does not go out to dine in a tea-gown except in the house of a member of one’s family or a most intimate friend. One would wear a tea-gown in one’s own house in receiving a guest to whose house one would wear a dinner dress.
–Emily Post, Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home, 1922.
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Court Presentation GownbyCharles Frederick Worth
France, 1888
Note the change of bodice between the first and second photograph - this court ensemble was designed with multiple bodices and trains, including others not seen here.
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Portrait of Isabella of Portugal, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V by Titian, 1548
Isabella married her first cousin, Charles V, who as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of the Habsburg dominions, titular Duke of Burgundy, and ruler of the Netherlands and the Spanish empire in the Americas and the Mediterranean and Italy was one of the most powerful men of his time.
Although it was a political union, the marriage proved to be a love-match. Records say that during their honeymoon “when they are together, although there are many people around, they do not notice anyone else; they talk and laugh, and nothing else distracts them.”
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The restoration of traditional Chinese clothing/Hanfu in the Southern and Northern Dynasty, from裝束復原團隊（中國裝束復原小組）/踏云馆/清水溪/上遥居/山涧
The Northern and Southern Dynasties (420 AD ~ 589 AD) were the general names of the Southern Dynasty and Northern Dynasty. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, China’s south and north were divided.
The Northern Dynasty (386 AD ~ 581 AD)
The Southern Dynasty (420 AD ~ 589 AD).
The Restoration of Traditional Chinese clothing/Hanfu of Jin Dynasty from裝束復原團隊（中國裝束復原小組）
The Jin Dynasty (AD 266 ~ AD 420) was a dynasty in Chinese history. The Jin Dynasty took over The Three Kingdoms and opened the Northern and southern Dynasties.
The Jin dynasty was divided into two periods, the Western Jin (266 ~ 316 AD) and the Eastern Jin (317 ~ 420 AD). The Western Jin dynasty is a unified dynasty in Chinese history, and the Eastern Jin is one of the six dynasties. The Jin dynasty inherited a total of 15 emperors for 155 years.
the Western Jin (266 ~ 316 AD)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hoO_MGRqXBM#menu
the Eastern Jin (317 ~ 420 AD)looks like nobody like Jin,except me:(Jin my favorite
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The Restoration of Traditional Chinese clothing/Hanfu of Jin Dynasty from裝束復原團隊（中國裝束復原小組）
The Jin Dynasty (AD 266 ~ AD 420) was a dynasty in Chinese history. The Jin Dynasty took over The Three Kingdoms and opened the Northern and southern Dynasties.
The Jin dynasty was divided into two periods, the Western Jin (266 ~ 316 AD) and the Eastern Jin (317 ~ 420 AD). The Western Jin dynasty is a unified dynasty in Chinese history, and the Eastern Jin is one of the six dynasties. The Jin dynasty inherited a total of 15 emperors for 155 years.
the Western Jin (266 ~ 316 AD)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hoO_MGRqXBM#menu
the Eastern Jin (317 ~ 420 AD)looks like nobody like Jin,except me:(Jin my favorite
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Chinese Classical Makeup Style
Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph in hungarian uniform, approx. 1888 picture: picture-alliance / IMAGNO / Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek
La mode au temps de la reine Margot/ Fashion in the time of Queen Margot
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The progression of fashion 1550-1615.
Portrait of Isabella of Portugal, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V by Titian, 1548
Isabella married her first cousin, Charles V, who as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of the Habsburg dominions, titular Duke of Burgundy, and ruler of the Netherlands and the Spanish empire in the Americas and the Mediterranean and Italy was one of the most powerful men of his time.
Although it was a political union, the marriage proved to be a love-match. Records say that during their honeymoon “when they are together, although there are many people around, they do not notice anyone else; they talk and laugh, and nothing else distracts them.”
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CHIFFON and METALLIC LACE EVENING DRESS, c. 1918.
White silk having sheer sleeveless V-neck bodice with silver lace trim and beaded back tassel over short sleeve bodice with wide silver lace band, vertical lace bands edge front and back looped panels over full skirt, pale pink silk lining, cloth flowers at waist
Beautiful in it’s simplicity!
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Evening Dress, 1909
White chiffon evening dress with cape-like drape over bodice forming a v neckline, pink silk satin under dress extending below chiffon overdress has self-ruffle at hem, high waist with wide pink satin waist girdle, short kimono sleeves, trimmed with crystal beading in Greek key design and fringe, small pastel chiffon rosette stitched over beaded design on bodice and over skirt
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[Transcript] When making clothes is your main hobby, eventually you’re gonna get to a place where you have more clothes than is honestly reasonable or useful to you.
(I) swear this problem is probably ten times worse when you’re into costuming. The amount of stuff that I have that I made ’cause it sounded fun, but I’ve never actually worn it anywhere is, frankly, embarrassing.
But that’s actually kind of the great thing about tiktok.
Now when I make something excessively elaborate for literally no reason and with nowhere to wear it, I can just show you guys instead!
When I need to straighten out my layers I just: [jumps up and down]
Today the look is “18th century garden party” and the occasion is nothing.
Weirdly this is one of the cheapest big fancy costumes I’ve ever made. When I made it I was pretty well aware that I was probably never actually gonna end up wearing it anywhere, so it’s just made out of quilt cotton. I paid, I think, five or six dollars a yard, and then it’s about twenty yards to make something like this.
There’s a matching hat, by the way.
So lately, I’ve been trying not to think of my hobby in terms of, “Do I need this?” “Will I wear it?” Honestly, that’s really just not the point. I make stuff like this because I think it’s fun to make. And I feel like that should be enough. [/Transcript]
As some of you might already know: I’m a cosplayer and costume maker I am currently in fashion school and I eventually want to work in film or theater! I also have a huge passion for historical fashion and love to make my historical designs as accurate as possible ❤️ Oh and I also love making my own designs! Like my own Rapunzel design, my pink Ariel ballgown and my blue cape dress.
I just wanted to share some of my work here and tell you all that if you’re interested, you can follow me on Instagram! I document how I make all of my costumes and also share my research into historical fashion https://instagram.com/camilla.cos
