November 7, 2008 by Vic
1809 Silk Pelisse, Victoria and Albert Museum
1801 Court Dress with Train, Centraal Museum
Nineteenth Century Fashions: A Compendium offers a breathtaking series of thumbnails of 19th Century fashions from museum collections and websites around the world. The images are not original. In fact, a score of them have already been discussed on this site, such as the images from the Kyoto Costume Institute. Click on the link, then click on the years that interest you. Enjoy!
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The Court Dress is insanely beautiful.
I love that site and visit it occasionally when I need inspiration for what my characters might be wearing — but the court dress with the purple train is a new addition. I think I sucked all the air out of the room when your site came up on my screen! :-)