#antique clothing

[pastlivesfinery]

Revue de la Mode, 1873

[eyesaremosa1cs]

A Honiton lace wedding veil, circa 1900

[balletbunnies]

shabby chic

[trailerheaven]

handmade flies filet crochet dress - do not repost

[paradiss]

Manna by Leonora

Source: @_leonca

[mygirlhatesmyheroin]

1920s Art Deco heels

[nyc-looks]

Jessi, 44

“I’m wearing an antique quilt jacket from Feur De Flea in Louisville, KY, vintage Evan-Picone pants, vintage Camper boots, vintage beret, and a secondhand H&M blouse. I love color, and mixing patterns and textures in a whimsical way. If it makes me smile, I notice others tend to smile as well. If I’m going to a party with lots of strangers, I tend to wear something that could be an icebreaker. Plus, I try to find everything secondhand! Then I’m more likely to be able to afford it.”

Apr 27, 2023 ∙ Dumbo

[littlealienproducts]

Antique Edwardian White Cotton Lace Petticoat Skirt from daisyandstella

[ladyinblack03]

Victoria Museum in Kyiv

[creekbed-burial]

[pastlivesfinery]

Fashion Plate, 1877 🎀

[marzipanandminutiae]

back in 2019 I went to an antique clothing store and, while merrily perusing a rack of Victwardian undergarments, discovered that all of the drawers and combinations had had their crotch seams whipstitched shut. one or two, I could have excused as transitional or pieces that had been used later for stage costumes, but all of them, I had to ask about

and the owner told me

that customers had been scandalized by the open crotches, and so she had to stitch them closed

[balletbunnies]

[cleverwordsandotherstuffilike]

18th c French Silk Caraco with Ribbons, Paris

[plunderherz]

Hey historic clothing tumblr! Does anyone here have experience with cleaning antique clothing? I have two new treasures, a blouse and a dress, both from 1890 & 1900, that have a very specific odour, unlike all my other clothes from the period.

Normally I have no problem wearing them with undergarments anyway, but these two are very...nasty. I don't dare to clean them by hand because the braid and lace are already very fragile. I also have a lot of sewing to do here...so if anyone has any tips on how to get 134-year-old sweat out of the fabric, I'd be grateful for any advice. 🙈

[eyesaremosa1cs]

1892-94 Charles Fredrick Worth