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x-heesy · 1 month

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𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎 🤍

𝚃𝚠𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚗 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚢, 1808 𝚊𝚗𝚍 1815

#fashion #fashiongram #fashionable #fashionphotography #fashionlover #fashionart #fashionaddict #fashionphotographer #fashionpost #fashionshoot #fashionlove #fashionlovers #fashioneditoral #editoral #catwalk @bixlasagna

𝙵𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜 & 𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚜 - 𝙳𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚣 𝙺𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚕 𝚁𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚡 𝚋𝚢 𝙽/𝚊, 𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚊 ✨

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ballisticiansfolly · 1 year

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One of my absolute favourite dresses.

#mughal dress #peshwaz #muslin dresses

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artschoolglasses · 3 months

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Embroidered muslin dress, France, 1805-10

From the Victoria & Albert Museum

#regency #dress #muslin #embroidery #french #1805 #1810 #1810s #1800s #19th century #fashion #fashion history #history

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threadtalk · 11 months

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Muslin, that diaphanous cotton of India, is steeped in a bleak history of colonialism, Imperialism, and human atrocity. That's a way to start a Monday, isn't it? But that's the thing about fashion history.

Looking at a gown like this, which dates from the late 1840s, it's easy to get lost in the beauty: the pattern, the layers, the absolute Romantic gorgeousness.

It is, undoubtedly, a work of art, making use of that thin, breathable fabric, with delicate ruching, a genius use of pattern, and a shape that's reminiscent of the 18th century.

The demand for muslin fabric was immense, bolstered by the impact of the British East India Company, beginning in the 18th century. The finest muslins were from the Dhaka region and 2000 thread count *made by hand*. Starting with Marie Antoinette and her famous chemise a la reine, the craze for muslin among the elites of Europe came at a devastating cost--eventually contributing to the loss of the art and the death of millions of people in the regions.

Because once Europeans figured out how to manufacture muslin on their own (as they did with silk, paisley, pashminas, etc) they stopped all trade with India.

And of course, the great irony is that Europeans didn't just take the art and design, but directly appropriated patterns, styles, and more. There's a reason "question beauty relentlessly" is the Thread Talk motto. Lots more info on the subject over at my blog.

#threadtalk #historical costuming #silk dress #textiles #fashion history #costume #costume history #history of fashion #muslin #textiles of india

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digitalfashionmuseum · 11 months

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Cream Muslim Dress, ca. 1798, French.

Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris.

#muslin #cotton #extant garments #womenswear #dress #18th century #1798 #1790s #mad paris #musée des arts décoratifs paris #1790s dress #1790s france #diss #french revolution #1790s extant garment #directoire

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torchwood-99 · 6 months

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If Faramir was an Austen hero, he'd be Mr Tilney.

#I cannot give any man a higher compliment #Faramir would understand muslin #he picks out dresses for Eowyn #and armour #Jane Austen #Northanger Abbey #Lotr #Lord of the Rings #Eowyn #Faramir #Mr Tilney #Henry Tilney

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empirearchives · 1 year

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Neoclassical dress, First French Empire, Napoleonic era, c. 1810, white cotton and muslin. (La Gazette Drouot)

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chic-a-gigot · 1 year

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La Mode illustrée, no. 6, 8 février 1874, Paris. Toilettes de Mme Bréant-Castel, rue du 4 Septembre, 19. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque

Description de toilettes:

Robe de dessous en faye lilas, Jupon de mousseline blanche, garni par devant d'un volant plissé, puis disposé au-dessus du volant jusqu'à la taille en trois grands bouillonnés, séparés par une guirlande de feuilles de pommier. Manteau de cour, en même mousseline, garni d'une haute dentelle; au-dessus de celle-ci, un large ruban lilas, sur lequel sont jetées des touffes de feuilles de pommier. Corsage décolleté. En guise de basques, de grandes coques en ruban lilas, avec branches de fleurs de pommier. Mêmes fleurs sur les épaules.

Robe de satin vert paon. Jupon en tulle de même teinte, bouillonné en lignes diagonales. Tunique en même tulle noir; à droite, trois nœuds immenses, en satin et velours, avec boucle dorée au centre. Corsage décolleté avec berthe et basques à créneaux, bordés d'un câble d'or. Nœuds et boucles dorés sur chaque manche courte.

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Underdress in lilac faye, Petticoat in white muslin, trimmed in front with a pleated flounce, then arranged above the flounce up to the waist in three large swirls, separated by a garland of apple leaves. Court coat, in the same muslin, trimmed with high lace; above this, a wide lilac ribbon, over which are thrown tufts of apple leaves. Low-cut bodice. As basques, large shells in lilac ribbon, with branches of apple blossoms. Same flowers on the shoulders.

Peacock green satin dress. Tulle petticoat of the same shade, bubbled in diagonal lines. Tunic in the same black tulle; on the right, three huge knots, in satin and velvet, with a golden loop in the center. Low-cut bodice with berthe and crenellated basques, edged with a gold cable. Golden bows and buckles on each short sleeve.