/r/fashionhistory
A place for historical garments, past patterns, illustrations, demonstrations, perukes, petticoats, hoops, codpieces, houppelandes, hennins, restorations and recreations from long ago.
Fashion historians, costumers and enthusiasts are welcome to celebrate some good-old-fashioned fashion.
A place for historical garments, past patterns, illustrations, demonstrations, perukes, petticoats, hoops, codpieces, houppelandes, hennins, restorations and recreations from long ago.
Fashion historians, costumers and enthusiasts are welcome to celebrate some good-old-fashioned fashion.
Like this? Check out /r/vintagefashion, /r/TheatricalCostuming and /r/HistoricalCostuming !
Interested in history, outside of the clothes? Check out The History Network on Reddit.
/r/fashionhistory
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Why tie a pocket under your petticoat? (Moslre info in body)
This gal ties on a pocket at about 4:30. But then she covers it with outer layers! What's the point?
16:54 UTC
Washable Sports Shoes Leave Soles Behind as They Go to Laundry. 1941.
13:51 UTC
Auction house recommendations?
I haven’t really looked into this area before… any good recs on auction houses for vintage / antique clothing, and is accessible to the general public?
(I know the pretty famous Augusta Auctions which looks really great! Any other good ones?
04:19 UTC
Ancient Roman-era Egyptian tunic fragment with clavus bands, c. 5th-6th century CE.
22:52 UTC
Valentino 💐Spring/☀️Summer 1969 Haute Couture
16:05 UTC
Does anyone recognize this?
I’m trying so hard to find an illustration I once saw in some history class or book decades ago! It was an illustration (maybe a joke, maybe not?) of what men at the time (maybe 1600s-1700s) thought women’s hips and legs looked like under their dresses if the men didn’t know about bustles, crinolines, etc. Instead of all the dress-shaping layers, they drew women’s hips and legs as if they shaped the dresses naturally.
If someone knows what I’m talking about and can help me find info or the image I’d really appreciate it!
03:45 UTC
hysteric glamour
does anyone know the graphic design style of hysteric glamour ??
01:30 UTC
Woman’s black silk mourning purse once owned by Clara Elizabeth Sweet Anderson, c. 1850-1890.
22:30 UTC
Ethel and Edith Roosevelt, circa 1905.
16:40 UTC
Ball Gown of Elisabeth Feodorovna, 1897-1898, State Hermitage Museum.
09:28 UTC
A Quest for Knowledge
I recently just found these ladies in the background of a video. I want to know the time, location, and the details of their outfits, this is mostly just because I think they look really cool but also I love learning about history so if anyone can help point me in the right direction please do.
07:00 UTC
Where to donate dress?
I was given a dress that was given by a well-to-do local family here in West Michigan to one of my ancestors, sometime around 1910-1920. Any idea where I might donate something that? A fashion museum out of town or maybe a local design school?
04:12 UTC
Green knitted hunting jacket made of silk and gold thread, Italian, c. 1600-1700.
02:17 UTC
Grit Hegesa modelling dress with wide sleeves and a hat, 1921.
20:05 UTC
This ca.1830 nursing day dress is from the V&A collection. "Day dress hand-made from block-printed cotton and lined with cotton. Cut and constructed for nursing.”
17:28 UTC
Time period of photo based on the fashion? 1860s? More info in description.
A family photo with unknown relatives. I’m pretty sure I know the family branch this photo belongs to, but knowing the exact time period would be more helpful. My best guess is the 1860s, but the skirts really don’t seem to have the excess material like the norm in the 1860s. But I also can’t really tell if they match the 1870s as the collars seem more dated. I don’t necessarily think this is pre-1860s but it honestly might be who knows! The photo was most likely taken in Austria at the time, not sure if their fashion differed from other countries at the time. Would love other opinions to see what everyone else thinks!
15:12 UTC
Least favorite fashion decade between the years 1800 and 2000, and why?
13:46 UTC
My Great-Grandparents 1919
El Paso, TX. I wonder what style this falls under? Catholic -Mexican Wedding? Or more American?
10:46 UTC