1914 dress

Linen day dress trimmed with machine lace and machine embroidery, Great Britain, ca. 1908

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I've always enjoyed vintage fashions and fashion history (though I'm now old enough to remember when some vintage fashions were new!) This is my blog for posting images from the large collection of old catalogs and fashion magazines I have piled up in my spare room. I'll be posting stuff from between the 1940s and the 1980s. A warning to visitors: Some of these images are scary!

Planning a 1912-1915 outfit for the 1915 Balboa Park Panama-California Exposition For the last couple years San Diego has been attempting to put together a huge celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the 1915 Exposition in Balboa Park. The Expo, which opened in January of that year, was organized in conjunction with the grand opening of the Panama Canal, and to entice travelers to come to San Diego as the first port of call after their westward trip through the canal. The original…

Hand Embroidered Lace Tea Dress, Ca.1914

Last week's photo of the day theme was evening wear. With prom season right around the corner and so many winter balls and galas taking place, it is the perfect time to look at the most glamorous of all vintage evening gowns and dresses. We can't forget the gentlemen, too, who always look so fine

Jeanne Hallée | Evening ensemble | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Callot Soeurs, French 1910-11

@aneacostumes on Instagram: “The dress from the cover of the aforementioned book: an evening gown from around 1915. Worn over cream silk, the tunic-like overdress has…”