oldrags:

Day dress by Gustave Beer, ca 1895 Paris, KCI

thoroughlymad:

‘Ventilated’ corset, designed in an attempt to mitigate some of the negative effects of wearing a corset “suitable for sports and summer wear”.

Whalebone and cotton with metal busk.  1890-1900

(via abhorticulture)

oldrags:

Wedding ensemble, 1878 US, the Met Museum

oldrags:

Wedding dress, 1824 US, the Met Museum

oldrags:

Wedding bonnet, 1837 US, the Met Museum

oldrags:

Wedding ensemble, 1864 France, the Met Museum

oldrags:

Wedding dress, 1879 US, the Met Museum

ethnoworld:

Russia 19th century

oldrags:

Wedding dress, 1879 US, the Met Museum

oldrags:

Bridesmaid dress by House of Worth, 1896 Paris (worn in the US), the Met Museum