#1930s gown

[iridessence]

Channeling angels in the new age now…

[catsofyore]

"Anita Louise wearing a long white Sanforized appliqued organdy dress, holding a cat" 1936. Source.

[history-of-fashion]

1936 Pale green silk ball gown (Stockholm)

(Nordic Museum)

[resplendentoutfit]

Dresses as Art: A Selection of Timeless Fortuny Gowns

Mariano Fortuny (1871-1949)

Silk Pleated Delphos Gown in Champagne with Murano Glass Beadwork • c. 1910

The Delphos gown is a finely pleated silk dress first created in about 1907 by French designer Henriette Negrin and her husband, Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo. They produced the gowns until about 1950. It was inspired by, and named after, a classical Greek statue, the Charioteer of Delphi. It is thought that to create the pleating House of Fortuny was famous for, the pleats were stitched down and once heat set, removing the stiches.

Right: Fortuny delphos gown in rapberry silk • c. 1930

Left: Two Peplos gowns • 1920s

Two Delphos gowns, one paired with a Fortuny jacket • 1910s

[chic-a-gigot]

Beaux-arts des modes, no. 3, mai 1937 (New York, Paris, London, Milano, Wien, Bruxelles). Bibliothèque nationale de France

1714 Informal evening dress in princess style of peau de soie with triangles cut-out and bag shaped sleeves. Cowl top with big flower bunch, matching sleeve band.

[dozydawn]

[mote-historie]

Mario Cooper, Haughty woman, Collier's magazine short story illustration, 1930

[fawnvelveteen]

Gowns by Mainbocher, illustrated by René Bouët-Willaumez, 1934

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Evening gown.

Date: 1938

Designer/Maker: Adrian (1903-1959)

Medium: Silk crepe.

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Velvet evening gown, 1930s.

[costumeloverz71]

Evening gown 1930s

[achillean-knight]

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This was originally going to be a shit post bc I saw a comic panel (idfk what comic it was from or if it was just fan made) and I had an urge to draw Noir in a 1930's Evening Gown for shits and giggles and totally not project but then it turned into a serious study of this one dress I found and I was like

"Damn. I'm spending wayyy too much time on this goddamn"

[littlealienproducts]

1930s white silk organza gown from TheWildeShop

[crinolinecuriousity]

Silk Evening Dress | c.1936

[resplendentoutfit]

Painting to Dress Match-up

Bernard Boutet de Monvel (French, 1881–1949) • The Maharani of Indore (in western dress) • 1929

Silk evening dress •  House of Chanel • Gabrielle Chanel, designer (French, 1883-1971) • c. 1930

Designed by French jewelry house, Maubousin, it is the necklace worn in the portrait of The Maharani of Indore. The 47-carat "Indore Pears" diamonds have been set into a diamond and emerald necklace.

Slinky bias-cut silk dresses were a popular choice as evening wear in the late 1920s into the 1930s. In both the Monvel portrait and the dress on the right, bejeweled pins were added at the waist.

[chic-a-gigot]

Beaux-arts des modes, no. 3, mai 1937 (New York, Paris, London, Milano, Wien, Bruxelles). Bibliothèque nationale de France

1715 Style frock in taffeta with sections cut in curves and set together. Strass bretelles, big flower tuft, frills set-in festoons. — 1715a Lamé bolero.