oldrags:

June fashions, 1876 France, Journal des Demoiselles et Petit Courrier des Dames Réunis

oldrags:

Dresses for women and children, Mar 1868 US, Godey’s Lady’s Book

oldrags:

Ballgown, Aug 1863 US, Peterson’s Magazine

fripperiesandfobs:

Dress, 1867

From Les Arts Decoratifs

oldrags:

Ballgown, Jan 1860 US, Harper’s Magazine

oldrags:

auntada:

Portrait of a young African American woman. 

Missouri, c. 1890

Burgess Studio, photographer

That’s one fantastic suit.

monsieurleprince:

Pablo Antonio Bejar Novella (1868-1920) - Portrait of a lady

monsieurleprince:

Carl Johann Spielter (1851-1922) - Young couple in an interior

monsieurleprince:

Filippo Indoni (1842-1908) - A source of amusement

hollyhocksandtulips:

Women in mourning, 19th century

oldrags:

Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1857 Russia, State Hermitage Museum

oldrags:

Portrait of a Woman by Alexey Tyranov, 1841 Russia, the Kursk Gallery

oldrags:

Countess Varvara Alekseyevna Musina-Pushkina by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1850’s Russia, State Hermitage Museum

oldrags:

Portrait of a Woman by Apollon Mokritsky, 1841, Kaluga Art Museum