Cocktail dress from House of Dior (French, founded 1947), designed by Yves Saint Laurent for the spring/summer 1958 collection.
Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Henry Rogers Benjamin, 1965.
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Mugler, printemps été 1997
Exposition Fashion Big Bang au Palais Galiera, musée de la mode de la ville de Paris
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The Supper after the Masked Ball, c.1855 by Thomas Couture (French, 1815--1879)
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Thomas Couture (1815-1879)
"The Romans in their Decadence" (1847)
Oil on canvas
Located in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
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René Gruau
Advertising illustration for Miss Dior (Collection of Parfums)
Christian Dior, Paris, 1949
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A rare photo of Brigitte Bardot in a Dior dress before attending a ball, 1957.
Christian Dior Haute Couture Collection Fall/Winter 1956-57. Brigitte Bardot wears the “Concerto” evening dress. "Aimant" Line.
Une photo rare de Brigitte Bardot dans une robe Dior avant d'assister à un bal, 1957.
Christian Dior Collection Haute Couture Automne/Hiver 1956-57. Brigitte Bardot porte la robe du soir "Concerto". Ligne "Aimant"
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I just learned that a French seam is called une couture anglaise in French.
Image courtesy of http://sewingcafewithlynne.blogspot.com
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When you think about wearing a dress to dinner, it probably isn't this extravagant. But for Victorians, dinner gowns were totally a thing. In fact, it wasn't uncommon for ladies of status to change three or four times a day!
This gown is by Emile Pingat, a French designer and contemporary (and competitor) of Charles Frederick Worth. He began his fashion house in the mid-1860s, and went on to dress some of the wealthiest, most sophisticated people in Europe and the Americas.
To me, Pingat is immediately recognizable with his divine details, architectural tailoring, and relatively earthy color palette--lots of black, gold, tan, and neutrals.
This 1885 dinner gown is no exception. It's silk velvet and machine made lace, but all about the details. The lace overlay mimics brocades and damasks, but the extra sheerness makes it extra glimmery. Plus we've also got a train--always a plus. We know it was worn by socialite Mrs. Charles G. Roebling. The gown also has another bodice, as many dresses did during this period.
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Damocles, 1867 by Thomas Couture (French, 1815--1879)
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