#1895s

[ykzzr]

Bernstorff 1895

Princess Victoria of Wales, Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, Princes Andrew, Christopher of Greece and Denmark, Grand duchess Olga Alexandrovna, Prince Johann of Glocksburg.

on the opposite side

Princess Maud of Wales, Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark.

[watsonsdetective]

Just learned about the existence of this poem written by Vincent Starrett in 1942. I'm always so happy when I can learn more about the Sherlockian fandom and discover more of Sherlockiana.

[nemfrog]

Spore print of Amanita Muscarius. Our edible toadstools and mushrooms and how to distinguish them. 1895.

Internet Archive

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918) Love, 1895

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Ball gown.

Date: 1895

Medium: Velvet, feathers (ostrich), satin, cotton.

[thatsbelievable]

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

Wool wedding dress, c.1895

cr: finnwicks_costume

[marzipanandminutiae]

Pour one out for women who lived through at least part of the Victorian and Edwardian eras and then had to wear 1920s clothing because keeping relatively current was an aspect of respectability

Like yeah sure, some found it fun and dived in with gusto. Some had not enjoyed the previous decades and liked this one. Good for them

But imagine having lived with AND liked actually supportive corsets, and elegant lines that acknowledged things like Breasts and Hips, and beautiful decoration, and hairstyles where you could learn one go-to and do it every day with minimal professional help (unless you were rich)

And then being told “oh sorry now you have to look like a barrel unless you want to bind your breasts and develop an eating disorder. we call this a corset still but it is basically proto-Spanx. Please have the head of a Lego minifig, hair-wise; you’ll have to pay for regular hairdresser visits if you want the MOST socially celebrated iteration thereof. Here is a plastic geometric bangle; have fun”

(Obviously that’s highly subjective and non-comprehensive but it WAS a huge switch to almost the opposite of what came before the late 1910s-ish. And if you happened to prefer that Before…)

God I would start Murdering

[artschoolglasses]

One Of Queen Victoria's Mourning Dresses, British, 1894-95

From the Met Museum

[frostedmagnolias]

Purple silk satin & cisele velvet dinner gown

c. 1895

Augusta Auctions

[misscromwellsmonocle]

Mephisto (1895) by Edouard von Grützner

[ykzzr]

Duke of York later King George V, standing with a pug in his arms 1895.

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Blue and red day dress, ca. 1895, French.

By Jean-Philippe Worth.

National Gallery of Victoria.

https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/117074/#

[nemfrog]

"This struggling ray of sunlight is to be your last for years." Etidorhpa, or, The end of earth. 1895.

Internet Archive

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825 - 1905) The abduction of Psyche, 1895

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Two-piece ball dress with overdress.

Date: 1895

Designer/Maker: Jean-Phillipe Worth