Elegant but not Simple

defunctfashion:

Christian Dior | “Bar” | c. 1947
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In 1947, Christian Dior presented a collection of wasp-waisted and hip-padded designs. The American press immediately dubbed it the “New Look.” The collection was a repudiation of the styles of the 1920s and 1930s, and it was also clearly indebted to the styles and body-shapers of the late nineteenth century. “The Bar Suit” was considered the most iconic model in the collection, manifesting all the attributes of Dior’s dramatic atavism.
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omgthatdress:

Dress

Nicole Groult, 1930s

Kerry Taylor Auctions

omgthatdress:

Dress

1875

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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deitycouture:

Charles Worth gown for Mami Wata - Diasporan goddess of Beauty (one of the water spirits)

aleyma:

Sarafan, made in Russia, early 19th century (source).

omgthatdress:

Royal Court Presentation Dress

Madeleine Vionnet, 1938

The Chicago History Museum

omgthatdress:

Evening Dress

Madeleine Vionnet, 1938

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

fashionsfromhistory:

Up Close: Dinner Dress 1878 (X)

That embroidery though

(via hoop-skirts-and-corsets)

fashionsfromhistory:

Ball Gown

1887-1889

MET

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fashionsfromhistory:

Peignoir 

1880s

French 

MET

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