Opera Dress and Private Concert Dress, illustrating cuffed short sleeves (edged with lace), shirred bodices, an emphasis on the waist, elaborate trims, elaborate coiffures and hats, decorated with feathers, ribbons, flowers, and beading (published…
Three types of outdoor dresses all with long sleeves and full skirts. The riding habit on the left has a fitted bodice-jacket with a peplum extending down the back, long sleeves with lace trim on the shoulders, a contrasting ribbon around the throat,…
Two outing costumes that exhibit the typical S-shaped silhouette of the period. The left outfit consists of a shirtwaist with a high collar, small bow tie, buttons down center front, long sleeves with cuffs, a belt, and a skirt with gores that…
Pictured here is a group of friends posing before the camera outside what appears to be a train station depot in Oskaloosa, Iowa, sometime around the year 1915. What is noteworthy about this picture are the different style of clothing, especially…
Outside apparel with the woman's dress has soutache trim and illustrates a fitted bolero jacket with long sleeves, lace ribbon ties down the back of the full skirt, a Eugenie hat trimmed with feathers and lace, and a snood. The man is wearing a…
Public Concert Dress and Dinner Dress, showing the following: leg-of-mutton sheer sleeves with widening shoulders overall, a highly decorated shirred bodice with decorate ribbon and exposing the neck and upper chest, the waist emphasized by a belt,…
