27 July 2010

Paisley "afternoon" dress, 1855

Found at Defunct Fashion, via.

And it fits Laver's Law of Fashionable Clothing:

1 comment:

  1. A beautiful dress. I worked at a living history museum and had to dress in 1850's style clothing. I would have loved a dress like this, but not too well-suited to doing farm chores. Since it's an "afternoon" dress, I could wear it after I got all the chores done!

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