#Georgian costume

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CYNICAL NEO PRINCESSISM

[luxus-aeterna]

baroque gentle lady | IG

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Right in the middle of the 18th century, we have this absolutely frothy pink gown that screams springtime. Yellow bows? Sign me up!

If there is a timeless shape, I'm willing to bet it's this one. Though this doesn't have quite the volume of some of the dresses in this period, it still endures again in the 1830s and 1840s, the 1870s and 1880s, and then again in the 1950s. A fitted bodice, a 3/4 sleeve, and a flared skirt. Plus that gorgeous scoop neck.

This robe à la française was owned by Mrs. Maria Altenburg of Denmark. It then had some adventures of its own, showing up later in Victorian Era costume parties! So it's likely it's had alterations. Most dresses of this era have.

I love the floral spill and the ribbon details! Really marvelous on every level. I am obsessed.

Source: https://digitaltmuseum.no/021069530963/overkjole-med-skjort

[pastlivesfinery]

Costume Parisien, 1800 🩷

[theartofcostume]

“We kept running out of jewelry. We literally kept running out because we couldn’t repeat anything, right? We had this big room, and one day you would walk in, and you’d think, “Oh my God, this amazing jewelry. It’s fantastic. We’ll be fine.”  Then I would turn to Laura and go, “Yeah, it’s all gone. Laura, there is nothing left. What are we going to do?” - Costume Designers Lyn Paolo and Laura Frecon, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Full Interview: https://theartofcostume.com/2023/05/04/long-live-the-queen-behind-the-costumes-of-queen-charlotte-a-bridgerton-story/

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[cynicalneoprincessism]

In July I had a day out with friends dressed in another 18th century look. You can read about it and see more photos on my blog here~

p.s. I'll be posting those photos to my personal blog at a later date

Cynical Neo Princessism

[amphibimations]

In Wuthering Heights, outfits are not often described in much detail. After her stay at Thrushcross Grange, however, Cathy is described as wearing "a feathered beaver, a long cloth habit... a grand plaid silk frock, white trousers, ...burnished shoes... (and) gloves" When I first read that, I had no clue what a 'habit' or 'feathered beaver' was supposed to be. so I did some research. A riding habit is a dress women used to wear while riding horses. the 'feathered beaver' was probably a beaver fur hat with feathers. I decided that since I had looked into it so much, I may as well draw my own interpretation of the outfit! Here are some of the reference images I used while drawing this (1) (2) (3)

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Robe à l’anglaise, 1770′s.

Kerry Taylor Auctions.

A Chinese painted silk robe l'Anglaise, 1770s, painted with shades of blue convolvulus trails, orange honeysuckle, purpled pink posies, with fitted back, closed front bodice panels, the skirt with original pocket slits.

[designedandplated]

Teal day dress, 1824.

Chapeau de gros de Naples, orné de plumes d'Autruche; Robe de marceline, garnie en crevés de satin

Hat made of gros de Naples, decorated with ostrich feathers; Marceline dress, trimmed with satin slashes.

My scan with the writing intact was unfortunately not as high quality as the torn one, but I have still transcribed and translated the text.

Gros de Naples is a plain weave silk from Italy.

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Seaton Delaval Hall gardens, summer 2022

CYNICAL NEO PRINCESSISM

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Petre Otskheli (Georgian, 1907-1937) • Sketch for the play Othello

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Blue gowns in this period (1765-1770) are rare, but this one just blows my mind because of the pattern matching situation going on.

Do you ever wonder why you don't see lots of dresses in the same patterns? That's because bolts of cloth were often made to order, or in such small batches that there would only be enough for one or two dresses--especially when there was this much fabric involved. Matching patterns with this much precision took incredible skill, and not a lot of room for mistakes.

According to the museum, this dress in in three parts: the petticoat, stomacher, and open robe. And they are "largely unaltered"--which is another rarity. Materials of this quality were often so sought after that the were re-cut and sewn decades, and sometimes, centuries after. Or, refitted to new wearers.

Image Credit: © Historic Deerfield, Photo by Penny Leveritt

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Galerie des Modes et du Costume Français, 1786 🩷

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Georgian Stays