#black victorian dress

[septembergold]

[paletapessoal]

Evening dress, red silk and black rose brocade , 1850s.

[misscromwellsmonocle]

The Green Dress (1890s) by John White Alexander

[frostedmagnolias]

Dress

mid 1890s

The John Bright Collection

[fashion-from-the-past]

Elisabeth de Caraman-Chimay, Comtesse Greffulhe (1860–1952) made this dress famous by posing in it for the photographer Nadar in 1896. The museum also possesses the photographs made at the time, in which the elegant countess opted for being photographed in back view so as to highlight the slimness of her waist: this close-fitting 'princess line' dress – there were no seams at waist level – and the sinuous lines of the lily plants accentuate the impression of tallness and slenderness.

One of the leading figures on the Paris social scene – not only for her rank and sovereign elegance, but also for her culture and intelligence – Comtesse Greffulhe was a significant source of inspiration for Marcel Proust, who used her as the model for the Duchesse de Guermantes in Remembrance of Things Past. She was also the cousin of Robert de Montesquiou, who drew on her for some of his poems, including a sonnet whose closing line Beau lis qui regardez avec vos pistils noirs ('Beautiful lilies gazing with your black pistils') doubtless refers to this dress. The bertha collar, whose original form was altered, certainly during its owner's lifetime, could be turned up to form bat's wings; a bat being Montesquiou's emblematic animal, making this a true dress-poem.

[luxus-aeterna]

Belle époque mood in Café Amelie of New Orleans || IG

[heartnosekid]

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[antiquebee]

c. 1875

[aqua-regia009]

The Sorrow by Artem Demura

https://www.artstation.com/stargrave

[fashionsfromhistory]

Ball Gown

Late 1860s

European

The MET (Accession Number: 1981.49.3a–c)

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[youngpyromaniac]

Evening dress, 1881-84

[la-belle-histoire]

Mme. G.F. Murray (Montreal, QC). William Notman & Son. 1886.

[bebemoon]

"mixing of life and death" spring look, requested by @tarttism .

comme des garçons oversize dress w/ ruffle trim, a/w 2oo8

rodarte floral-filled black bonnet, a/w 2o23

macabre gadgets "skull & star" sterling silver and pearl drop earring

alkemia "honored ghosts" perfume

simone rocha black leather lace-up "tracker" oxfords w/ bead embellishment

[frostedmagnolias]

Dress

1870-1880

“This black wool dress features a boned bodice with a standing ruffle collar and fitted sleeves with small gathers at the caps. The sleeves also feature velvet bands around the cuffs that are embroidered and decorated with glass beads. The cuffs have black lace as well. The front of the bodice has matching black velvet panels with the same embroidery and glass beads. The buttons down the center front of the bodice are made of glass. The pleated skirt has a black velvet panel with matching embroidery and beads as well as box pleats at the hem. Features that indicate this dress is from the 1870s are the bustled skirt, the narrow waist, and the close-fitting sleeves.”

Grand Rapids Public Museum

[designedandplated]

Women's Colourful and Black Gowns, November 1868.