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Dress, ca.1840. -Via New Brunswick Museum

This dress demands drool... 1865 ball gown, Wien (Vienna) Museum

The Museum of Vancouver has invited four remarkable local collectors, Ivan Sayers, Claus Jahnke, Melanie Talkington and the members of the B.C. Society of the Museum of the Original Costume (SMOC) to share their deep knowledge of costume history by showcasing pieces from their collections.

1860-1870, Denmark | Silk ball gown worn by Queen Louise | Nationalmuseet . . . #1860 #1860s #1860sfashion #denmark #danish #ballgown #gown…

For all my years of Civil War reenacting, I’ve only really participated in events with battles, so a ball gown was never a necessary item to have on hand. And since it’s a habit of mine…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "From Queen To Empress: Victorian Dress 1837–1877," December 15, 1988–April 16, 1989.Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. "High Society: The Portraits of Franz Xaver Winterhalter," April 17–August 14, 2016