Striped bands create a stylish dress of lavender and black. The collar and upper bodice are pale green with a black floral pattern in brocade or lace. Two wide horizontal bands of lavender and black cross the bodice at the shoulder and just below...
Dresses; Women's clothing; Umbrellas; Lace and lace making; Hats; Umbrellas
A woman is wearing a medium blue suit with dark blue trimming. In the left hand corner is a view of the back of the suit. The sleeves are long and snugly fitted with
narrow dark blue banding trimming the sleeve hems.
At the tops of the sleeves are...
A young woman with red-blond hair wears a yellow suit trimmed in black with a tucked, lace trimmed pink blouse. This transitional outfit combines the flowers and lace popular in the Victorian era with the angularity of approaching modernist styles....
Blouses; Books; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hairstyles; Lace and lace making; Mandolin; Necklaces; Sleeves; Tables; Women's clothing
Three women, one blond, one brunette, and one with red hair, are sitting on the porch. Two of the women stop their activities to listen to the first woman who plays a mandolin. Three accomplishments required of society ladies are shown: music,...
Belt buckles; Belts (Clothing); Blouses; Bows (Ribbon work); Buttons; Clothing and dress; Collars; Cuffs (Clothing); Feathers; Flowers; Gloves; Hairstyles; Hats; Lace and lace making; Neckwear; Parasols; Pleats (Sewing); Ribbons; Sleeves;...
The torsos of four women display their American shirt-waist fashions, all with masculine-inspired elements. The woman in the upper left wears a is pale green blouse with a front button fastening, a very high turnover collar, and long sleeves. The...
A woman and a child stand with a young girl who seems to be dressed for her confirmation. The woman on the left wears a long full skirted skirt and jacket of blue satin. The skirt has six horizontal bands of ruched panels. More ruched bands edge...
The numbered bust portraits of five women displaying "Pretty Hats for Easter" are arranged in a circle.
Hat number one is white with a wide wavy brim, and is decorated with green leaves, pink flowers, bunches of small white flowers, and large...
Women's clothing; Girls' clothing; Dresses; Color in clothing; Bracelets; Stripes; Hair ornaments; Flowers; Baskets; Boots; Necklaces; Earrings
There are five women and a little girl depicted outside a ballroom. The woman on the left wears her hair in waves accented with a gold hairpiece or ribbon around the back. Her dress is a dark blue with a jewel neck and long sleeves. There are black...
A mother and eight children display their Parisian fashions for December, 1903, while they gather for a party. The figure of the mother divides the composition in half with four younger children on her right and four adolescents on her left. The...
Belt buckles; Belts (Clothing); Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Brooches; Climbing plants; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Collars; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Feathers; Flowers; Handkerchiefs; Hats; Headgear; Hosiery; Ribbons; Roses; Shawls;...
Two women in fashions for May 1839. The woman on the left wears a blue bonnet with horizontal, ruched sections on the wide brim. Blue ribbons tie under the chin, and blue bows adorn the brim. Pink roses with green leaves decorate the outside and...
Women's clothing; Girls' clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Parasols; Hats; Ribbons; Stripes; Boots; Lace and lace making; Tassels
Two women and a young girl are in a garden with a classical sculpture behind them. The woman on the left wears a green cap edged with a white band with small tassels or bobbles, and a wide green ribbon tied under her chin, with the ends reaching to...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Earrings; Necklaces; Flowers; Bracelets; Fans
Two women are standing in a garden. The woman on the left wears her hair up with a single ringlet down at the back. Her dress has a low square neck edged with white pleated ruffles. The bodice and short puffed sleeves are deep rose pink. The skirt...
Three women and a man are in a boat on a lake. The man stands and wears a yellow hat with a white three piece suit. He wears a white shirt and a black bow tie. The woman on the left is blond, and wears her hair in ringlets with a white bonnet with...
Central to this illustration for Petit Courrier des Dames is an overcoat for men, circa 1818, France. Shown from the back, this dark blue overcoat has tucks at the back waist falling in loose folds to the ankle. At the collar is a waist-length cape...
A fair-haired young woman wears an outfit in the crimson of Harvard University. She sits on classically-inspired sculpted seat and rests her elbow on a pedestal, the foundation for a classical column. There a classically-patterned stone sidewalk...
Two women and a man model their Philadelphian fashions for November of 1841. The man, seated in a chair carved with classical volutes, wears long strapped trousers, a white pleated shirt, a white waistcoat, and a black frock coat with notched...
A woman is wearing an intricate, lacy dress that is pale yellow, light blue, and white with beaded details. The sleeves are double puffed white lace over pale blue, with yellow flower trim in the center of the puffs. The ends of the sleeves have...
Beads; Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Brooches; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Earrings; Fans; Feathers; Gloves; Gold jewelry; Handkerchiefs; Hats; Headgear; Hosiery; Lace and lace making; Ribbons; Shoes; Sleeves;...
Two women in Parisian dresses for 1829. The woman on the left has her back to the viewer. She wears a black, wide brimmed hat with blue ribbon bows and blue feathers decorating the top. She wears a pair of dangling, triple-teardrop earrings. Her...
Two women and a young girl model their summer walking dresses. The woman on the left wears an ankle length green satin walking dress with a white three tiered ruff at the jewel neckline. The dress has the dropped shoulders of the period, forming a...
Three women and two children model their circa 1858 fashions outdoors. Trees, a lake, and a man with two horses are in the background. The woman in the center wears a yellow wide skirted dress with elaborate decorations of white horizontal braiding...
