Kate Strasdin

Front view of a pale orange ruched velvet dress with long sleeves and a long skirt. It has ruching around the neck and a matching cap

Back view of the pale orange 1930s velvet dress that shows the wide sleeves and drape of the skirt

A partial view of the 1930s pale orange velvet dress that highlights the ruching at the neckline and shows the matching cap with silk bow at the back

This looks as if it were a fun wedding dress worn by Arline Nelson in 1935. The dress itself is all kinds of crinkled velvet loveliness but that little matching cap! #NewfieldsToday #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

#Ootd is this 1967 George Halley evening dress. The full navy taffeta skirt is lovely, but the true highlight is the ivory floral bodice, which features 3D appliques of various flowers. A year later, Halley received a Coty award for his romantic, standout gowns #fashionhistory

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Lillian E. Glenn Peirce and Mabel Glenn Cooper, 1929

Dressing gown
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/95696

Thank you, that is really kind of you! 🤗

Oh but you can! Open leg drawers and away you go!

The bodice detail showing the back of a blue 1860s crinoline dress. The fabric has a black and white stripe. There is a silk bow centre back of the waist and the edges are trimmed with a fine blue silk fringe

A full length view of the back of the early 1860s blue crinoline dress that shows the various details of the bodice and then the broad expanse of the skirt

When the bigger picture is a little too much to take in, then a focus on some details can offer some welcome distraction. There is much to distract here from striped silk to bows and a shivery fringe. Early #1860s #V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Emma Crampton Trainer, 1968

Fixed fan
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/98516

Gift of Miss Irene Lewisohn, 1940

Mitts
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/99250

Side view of Balmain’s black evening dress consisting of a vest style strappy bodice and a full, layered, pleated tulle skirt

Front view of the late 1950s black Balmain evening dress showing how the different layers of the skirt fall in different positions and shapes around the legs

A detail of one of the gathered and pleated tulle rosettes that was used to create the fullness in the layered skirt of Balmain’s late 1950s evening dress

No need to embellish the bodice when there is so much to see in the fullness of the skirt. Pierre Balmain created the layers of the skirt with huge rosettes of pleated tulle between stiff layers of crin. The black swan on cocktail night, 1957, #V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Gift of Mr. Louis G. Smith, 1940

Stockings
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/97616

I’m not sure in this instance

The bodice of a pale yellow silk late 1880s dress embroidered either side of the centre with flowers and stem of daffodils

Full length view of the late 1880s pale yellow dress which cuts away to reveal a petticoat beneath. It has embroidered daffodils running the length of the gown and around to the train as well

A detail of one of the embroidered yellow daffodils worked in long and short silk shading stitch for a painterly effect

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St David’s Day to my Welsh friends, family and of course Mr S himself. Thus beautiful daffodil strewn late #1880s gown is a perfect tribute #AmericanMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

#Ootd is actually a two-for-one- both dark blue sequined 1930s Chanel evening gowns. The first is from 1932, and its silk tulle is covered head to toe in blue sequins. The second was made in 1939, from the same materials, but the sequins cascade like fireworks from the bodice, down

It’s March, so it has to be the daffodil dress 🌼

A side by side image of a sleeveless 1920s flapper style evening dress consisting of a sage green sequin background with black and gold sequinned floral motifs

The slick, wet look sequins used in the creation of this mid #1920s evening dress are made from cellophane. For over 30 years, sisters Anna & Laura Tirocchi brought European style over America in their Providence RI shop. This is one of their choices #RISDMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Ceremonial Kazakh dress worn #onthisday in 2018 by girls waiting to welcome NASA astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin (depicted as matryoshka dolls) back from 168 days onboard the International Space Station at Zhezkazgan Airport in Kazakhstan. #OTD 📷 NASA

Gift of Mrs. Van S. Merle-Smith, 1953

Shawl
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/102540

A pale lavender coloured long dress with long sleeves and two rows of matching covered buttons centre front. It has a matching silk tassel belt hanging from the wait and white collar and cuffs

Back view of the lavender coloured dress showing the shape of the bodice and skirt

A close up of the bodice of the lavender coloured dress showing the rows of buttons and double silk cord around the waist. It also focuses on the neat whitework collar

An alternative detail of the lavender coloured c1911 dress, this time a partial view of the skirt with its two rows of buttons and the off centre knot of the silk cord which drops to the tassel. The whitework cuffs are also visible

I always feel as if I can discern something of the personality of Heather Firbank through the extensive wardrobe she left behind. Muted matching shades and a careful neatness makes me wonder at the woman behind the garments. Dress by Mascotte c1911 #V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

British-Ghanaian fashion designer Ozwald Boateng was born #OnThisDay in 1967. He designed this purple man's suit, consisting of a high closing jacket with angled pockets and tapered trousers made from wool, polyester and mohair, in 1996. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

A strapless ballgown consisting of a long white many layered net skirt topped with a pale blue tightly ruched strapless bodice. The top of the décolletage has an asymmetrical spray of pink silk flowers drifting to one side

A close up of the pale blue ruched bodice of the 1950s strapless ballgown by Ceil Chapman that shows the arrangement of the pink silk flowers along the neckline

All the colours of tentative spring time, pale and with a wash of blue, the hyper glam of Ceil Chapman deployed in a strapless ballgown. The skirt is a fluff of layers and the bodice wraps the torso tight with a spray of flowers peeping. Sold via #1stdibs, 1950s #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Front view of printed cotton caraco (jacket) with elbow length sleeves, MET

Side view of printed cotton caraco (jacket), MET

Back view of printed cotton caraco (jacket) with pleats, MET

Close up view of C18th printed cotton with small red flowers of caraco (jacket), MET

18th century cotton caraco, Belgian. Via The Met.

The bodice section of a late 1890s green wool gown showing how the embellished appliqué decorates the surface, particularly around the wait with floral stems. Flowers decorate the top of the bodice. It has a high collar

An alternative detail of the bodice decoration on the late 1890s mint green wool dress showing the ivory coloured floral appliqués

A side by side view that shows two different angles of the late 1890s green wool dress with long skirt and cutaway hem treatment revealing the underskirt beneath

This is a favourite for a Friday, a minty green wool blend gown by Coguenhem & Cie lavishly embellished with art nouveau florals, tendrils climbing the bodice and blooming across the shoulders. Late #1890s #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Actress and humanitarian Dame Elizabeth Taylor was born #OnThisDay in 1932. She wore this evening dress of copper bugle beads, embroidered with a black sequin and bead motif around the hem, to the 1960 premiere of the film, Scent of Mystery. Sold via Christies. #fashionhistory

Yes I think you are right!

A view of the bodice of a purple and red striped gown with a high crossover treatment at the neck, sleeves above the elbow and a line of ball style buttons that fasten at the side of the waist

Full length view of the purple and red striped 1950s dinner dress by Claire McCardell showing how the fitted crossover bodice radiates out onto a long, full skirt

Amongst the many reasons that I love the garments designed by Claire McCardell is her fastenings. They are always unexpected, rejecting the convenience of a zip for a neat row of buttons. This is a mid #1950s dinner dress with the most chic of bodices #museumatFIT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Worn #onthisday in 1920 by bridesmaids at the London #wedding of the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mulholland, per @thetimes.com: "pale yellow satin dresses...with long skirts and short bodices, with a lace tabbier. They wore green wreaths and the bridegroom's gifts, amber pendants." #OTD 📷 V&A Museum

Gift of Mrs. Harold Blake, 1945

Dressing gown
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/97039

An ivory silk evening gown c1900 with long skirt and a fitted bodice that has short chiffon sleeves

Side view of the c1900 floral damask ivory evening gown showing how the train of the skirt falls centre back of the waist

Fabric detail of the c1900 gown focusing on the floral figured ivory silk damask

A black and white photograph of QueenAlexandra wearing a fitted bodice, turned back collar and with a tiara on her curled hair

Exploring all things Edwardian in today’s first year history lecture and of course Queen Alexandra was a leading light in the sartorial world. Here a c1900 gown of hers by Laferriere #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Partial view of a pale pink satin evening dress that has two oversized corded panels either side of each shoulder and a tie centre back at the neck

Partial view of the front of the 1930s pink satin evening dress with a tied sash waist and a halter neckline with pleated panels

Front view of the pink 1930s evening dress with a long skirt, halter neckline and a soft tie sash belt

The backless dress had become a popular feature of #1930s eveningwear. The slippery pink satin includes complex ties and corded panels for added drama. Sold via #AugustaAuction #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Doublet, early 1620s of #French origin (Met Museum)