Worn #onthisday in 1932 by Anne Alexander at her London #wedding to Linley Messel. The groom's brother, artist and theatrical designer Oliver Messel, desgined her headdress; his nephew Antony Armstrong-Jones served as pageboy, in a miniature version of the groom's regiment's historic uniform. #OTD
Fashion
by @zelle-png.bsky.social
Compiled fashion posts, fashion history, outfit inspiration (controlled by list)
Red and navy blue always a winner in my estimation and this Worth gown uses the brightest of reds to punctuate the details of their mid #1890s design. Nicely nautical for seaside promenading #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Coat https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/95729
Afternoon dress https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/95417
Shoes https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/96709
The seemingly casual twist of fabric is always so much more under closer inspection. Dior’s 1951 cocktail dress moved away from the expansive skirts of his first collections and offered the ‘ligne longue’ as a chic little cocktail silhouette #NtlMuseumsScot #KelvingroveArt #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Walking dress https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/1382086
Shirt https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/102638
Evening shawl https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/101156
Promenade hat https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/97435
Shoe buckles https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/99094
Evening dress https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/102776
Cloth badge worn #onthisday in 1871 by F. A. Winchell when he was sworn in as a temporary policeman at the First Congregational Church in Chicago, IL--the city's official relief headquarters--to help keep order one day after the Great Chicago Fire devastated the city. #OTD 📷️ Chicago History Museum
Known as Yokohama robes after the port from which they were shipped, this Japanese quilted and embroidered dressing gowns became popular in the second half of the c19th. This one dates to c1875. I would very much like to curl up into one today please and thank you @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Wedding dress https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/97117
Bonnet https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/96830
Yay, the keynote at the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Regional CSA conference! Corsets at the Centennial: Showcasing Women Inventors, Dress Reform, and American Industry, from Kristina Haugland. 🗃️🪡
Cap https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/99959
Bonnet https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/101733
Hat https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/102359
Bertha https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/1381837
Shoes https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/100616
Underdress https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/1381643
Worn #onthisday in 1969 by Prof. Angela Davis, speaking to students at the University of California, Irvine: "a blue miniskirt and bright paisley blouse," per The Register. UCLA had recently fired her for being a Communist. Her campus visit was cut short by a bomb threat. #OTD @ucirvine.bsky.social
Dress https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/102405
🩷 #FashionFriday: your complete guide to #ZandraRhodes at #DMU all in one place on our blog: buff.ly/Aa0FCAs 👗 Zandra Rhodes: Archive Unfolded ❓️ What & where is it 📚 Explore the collection 🗓️ Plan your visit @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social #fashionarchives #textiles #VisitLeicester
Ensemble https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/100345