History of costume

This year my vacation in Canberra coincided with three interesting exhibitions. I want to share with you my impressions. The first exhibition I am going to talk about is devoted to the wonderful outfits of Dressmaker film characters, shot in Australia in 2015 (shown in Russia in 2016). This film is ...

We present you a wonderful evening ensemble, France, 1888-89. A. Felix Brevete 15 Faub. Saint-Honoré Paris, Augusta Auctions.The outfit is made of velvet, decorated with tambour embroidery with silk and beading. It is a long dress and a bonnet.Long narrow long dress with a rectangular ...

We present you a beautiful and rare Tea gown outfit in Liberty Aesthetic Movement style, made of copper satin. It dates back to 1897... The waist has a golden writing "Liberty & Co Ltd Artistic and Historic Costume Studio". The outfit is made in pseudo-medieval style. The bodice is ...

Tatiana Nikodimovna Kosourova, head of the sector of decorative and applied art of the Department of Western European Art in the Hermitage, talks about embroidery on women's clothes in the late 18th century. During the online tour of the "Caretaker" eposide, which took place in the ...

Being engaged in printing and dyeing fabric, we are always interested how Indigo craftsmen work in other countries. We collect information, look it up, read. So, we will share it with you.   Our story is about the family workshop of Joseph and Miriam Kó, located in Burgenland. ...

In the 18th century, ceremonial clothing was so closely connected with Versailles and the French Court that it was commonly called robe à la française. The Robe à la française has a fitted top dress that is open at the front and has a decorative bodice insert ...

This wonderful evening gown by Jeanne Lanvin was presented at the exhibition "Elegance and Splendour of Art Deco. Kyoto Costume Institute, Jewellery Houses Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels" at Moscow Kremlin Museums, September 30, 2016 — January 11, 2017. The dress dates back to the ...

A napron for a real man. Guess who first started to wear naprons? The clue, that were men. Okay, we won't torture you with guessing. Officials in the service of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt wore naprons. Moreover, the napron was a part of the ammunition of armed and dangerous Greeks, also of ...

Tatiana in touch with her story about the Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam.I want to share my emotions about visiting the Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam!This is the largest collection of bags in the world. Since 1996, the founders (by the way, sellers of vintage and antiques) have ...

Indigo is one of the oldest colors. Its age is completely indecent, scientists date the first mention of Indigo to 3 millennium BC. The dye was extracted from the leaves of indigofera, an Indian bean plant. Actually, that is why it got its name — Indigo — Indian. In the valley of the Indus the paint ...