Bonnet, silk taffeta, probably American, c1860. Via LACMA collections. #bonnet #1860s #dresshistory #fashionhistory

There is still time to sign up for this Sunday’s lovely At Home, a short but cosy interlude and a chance to hear some wonderful c19th dress and textile research

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1930 was a transitional year. Designers’ 1930 collections moved away from the flapper’s boxy shape in an attempt to define the look of the modern woman who must navigate through the Great Depression. fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1930-2/

Just a few of my highlights from the Tate's #SargentandFashion exhibition this morning. It was lovely to bump into a former colleague whilst in the gallery and reminisce about conserving Ellen Terry's beetlewing dress! #fashionhistory #exhibition

British designer John Cavanagh brought all of the rococo flair to this late #1950s evening dress, paniers swooping from either hip and a rosy bow adorning the skirt. It demands a balmy early summer evening with a long cool drink and twilight birdsong on the air Fashion Museum Bath

'Two Girls on a Cliff.' (1917) Laura Knight moved to Cornwall in 1907 and began to paint a series of views of the coast, resplendent with bright colour and lit by radiant summer light.

The series of clifftop and coastal paintings she produced over the latter period of WW1 are…

Cage crinoline, 1868. Victoria and Albert Museum.

Gauzy white puff sleeves feature both in this surviving #1820s dress and a slightly earlier fashion plate, drawing on Gothic fictions and Tudor aesthetics here. Self decorated hems and gathered bodices are replicated too, from image to object KSU Museum #fashionhistory

5 Days until The Exceptional Harold Harvey opens at Penlee House.

A favourite painting with both staff and visitors alike we are delighted to once again have Girls Outside the Gaiety Cinema, Newlyn, 1925 on loan for our upcoming exhibition.

Friday treat time. Probably French, silk dress dated 1865-70. More images here via The Met: metmuseum.org/art/collection… #dresshistory #fashionhistory

Friday Treat Time and a beautiful blue and cream silk beaded evening dress by British couturier #NormanHartnell . Dating to the 1960s, this simple sleeveless sheath dress showcases Hartnell’s continued mastery in designing glamorous and glittering gowns for a couture clientele.

#FridayFrocks #SpringFlowers : A primrose yellow silk brocade gown, c.1760s. The pattern features floral springs and baskets. The gown was probably worn with a matching petticoat, which has not survived. @johnchasephoto

This gorgeously romantic green dress with rose detail from Ladies Cabinet Magazine, 1838. I certainly feel like I need top-to-toe coverage this chilly #spring #FashionFriday

DMU Library A Stitch in Time ✂️ DMUFashion DMUTextiles #fashionhistory #womensmagazines #fashionliterature

'I suddenly realised I had all these records.. design work, drawings... & wanted to build a connection' Dame Dame Zandra Rhodes on how she came to donate her collection to dmuleicester Consider the value of your stuff is our #archivesadvice for #Archive30

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Popular in the nineteenth century, the poke bonnet was a women’s hat that featured a large brim that extended beyond the wearer’s face. Read more! fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/poke-bonnet/

First sleeve is finished 😀 (photos before-after)

#CfP for our Online Workshop on 'Global Dress and Migration in History' on 29 and 30 Nov, co-org with
Dr Svenja Bethke Arts and Humanities Research Council HyPIR at Leicester #migrantdressarchive #fashionhistory #dresshistory #migration #globalhistory #twitterstorians Deadline 21 June ⎜Details👇Please apply and RT

Available now: my article in Victorian Review examines Victorian #paisley #shawls in two Edwardian-era portraits by painter and The Glasgow School of Art director Francis H. Newbery.

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Image: Fra Newbery, Portrait of a Devonian (ca. 1908), Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter.

My photo memories have reminded me that it was five years ago today since the #Dior show V&A and a most gorgeous spin around the galleries. It was otherworldly and beautiful and seems like a lifetime ago now #fashionhistory