#Court dress

[fripperiesandfobs]

Court train, 1815-25

From the Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

[frostedmagnolias]

Court dress, Naples

c. 1848

Gros de Tours

Museo del Tessuto

[artschoolglasses]

Black Court Dress of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Fanni Scheiner, Austrian, around 1885

From the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

[sartorialadventure]

Imperial court gown worn by Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, sister of Tsar Nicholas II, ca. 1890′s-1900′s

[jeannepompadour]

Ruth, Lady Francis Granville Godolphin Osborne and Flora, Mrs William Bourchier Sherard Wrey wearing court dress, 1899 

[countess--olenska]

Court dress, c.1920

[fashionsfromhistory]

Court Dress

1820s

Portugal

Museu Nacional do Traje (Accession Number: 18356; 18358)

[digitalfashionmuseum]

White floral court dress, 1860-1865, British.

Victoria and Albert Museum.

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Court presentation gown by Madeleine Vionnet, 1938, France.

[costumeloverz71]

Court dress, 1820

[gentlyepigrams]

Feel totally frocking fabulous in this court dress of c.1908-10. Fashion history via Enchères Sadde/Interencheres.

[ira-scargeear]

Do you like this brocade? Such a symmetrical floral pattern is called Damask - after Damascus, the capital of Syria. This technique spread to the nearby countries from there. Middle Eastern patterned brocades were well known in the whole region and became famous in Europe since the times of crusades. Such brocades were often made of pure silk or silk blend and had metallic threads in it. They were woven on the looms, by hand, and required a very skillful weavers. With its bold, huge patterns, shining with gold and silver, such fabrics costed a fortune. Only the wealthiest folk could use them for their garments. Damask brocades were given as a luxurious gifts, inherited and cherished. I created this Rococo Grand Court set out of a modern fabric with Damask pattern. The shape of the skirt shows the golden weave in its full glory. I made a tiara-like crown as an accessory for this set.

When I was a kid I thought that the crown has "teeth" by default, and the top is open - like it's often drawn in the cartoons. Later I discovered crowns with closed top that had something on it: a cross, a huge jewel, etc. Such crowns were favored by European monarchs, and there are a plenty of crowns of this type. Do you know Rococo shoes were made symmetrical, without defining left and right shoe? High heeled shoes weren't common in Europe until late Renaissance times. Then high heels became a thing in male fashion during Baroque era, and both genders wore high heels in Rococo times. While male heels were more wide and solid, female ones were super delicate, with kinky curves. The heel tip was moved to the front, so the footprint was much shorter than the foot itself, making an impression that the wearer has tiny feet. The heels were mostly carved out of wood, as it allowed to create any shape. Then they were painted or covered with fabric or leather. I made these shoes for Iplehouse SID feet, and they're not symmetrical, to fit the rigid doll feet better. Rich Indian sari brocade with metallic thread was used for them, and the heels are 3D modeled and printed.

[paletapessoal]

Woman's court dress in silk, gold and silver, 1830-1840, Lucknow, India

[artschoolglasses]

Gallery of Fashion, vol. V: April 1, 1798 - March 1 1799 - English Court Dress

From the Met Museum

[romanovsonelastdance]

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, nee Alix of Hesse.

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Here on the left hand there stands a shop window filled with photographs of the celebrities and beauties of the day. Holmes's eyes fixed themselves upon one of them, and following his gaze I saw the picture of a regal and stately lady in Court dress, with a high diamond tiara upon her noble head.

"The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury" - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle