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🪡🗃️ #DressHistory
winnipegfreepress.com Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 5d
Every Friday morning seven retired women — Diane Zakala, Helen Leeds, Margaret Mills, Melinda Barr, Therese Leneveu, Karen Eastwood and Letizia Sandron — make their way from homes across the city to a nondescript warehouse in downtown Winnipeg.
Stitch in time
Careful work goes into preserving vintage threads at costume museum
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October 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
oldbluedoor.bsky.social
“ I began a Stockin for my Self” Everyday #DressHistory
marthaballard.bsky.social Martha Ballard @marthaballard.bsky.social · 3d
10 October 1799. rainy all day. Son Town left here after Breakft. I have been at home. I began a Stockin for my Self. mrs Dingley made me a prest of Some Pork Stakes. [at home.]
October 11, 2026 at 1:24 PM
oldbluedoor.bsky.social
“I have been mending my own Cloths” Everyday #DressHistory
marthaballard.bsky.social Martha Ballard @marthaballard.bsky.social · 4d
I have been mending my own Cloths. Hepsy washt and went to mr Hinkleys. Heringtons wife went Past by water, Shee is going to Portland with her Husband. there were 12 Soldiers Sett out for that place by water.
October 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
oldbluedoor.bsky.social
For all the knitters. I knit a gansey many years ago and still wear it for chilly days at the coast. If you’re up for a big knitting project, consider a gansey. #DressHistory 🧶
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d
Love these photos of a gansey sweater over at Highland Threads. Such great knitting. A gansey is a type of fisherman sweater with identical front and back sides. Last photo shows one from Flamborough Marine, my favorite contemporary maker for this style.

highlandthreads.co.uk/wick-museum
October 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
bows4crows.bsky.social
Robe à l'anglaise, Kunstmuseum den Haag, 1770

The deep blue silk is really incredible, right? You could put that on any kind of dress today and it would look amazing. I also love the little bow (?) on the chest that the fichu is tucked into.

#fashionsky #fashionhistory #dresshistory
Museum photo of a full length dress in dark blue silk, with woven floral details throughout. The skirt has wide panniers, just beyond shoulder width, and falls fairly straight to the floor. I think its actually an overskirt, open in front, with a same pattern skirt beneath (its hard to tell). The bodice is mostly covered by a large white lace fichu/shawl, but seems typical of the period. Sleeves are half length, with small ruffles in the dress' fabric, and white engageantes.
October 14, 2026 at 8:57 AM
monalunasimone.bsky.social
One little detail that I did love in the film: both Mrs Dashwood and Mrs Jennings wear calashes while traveling. Calashes were these big hoods that protected a woman’s hair from the elements. Sadly couldn’t find any pictures from the film. #dresshistory #18thc
Detail from a 1778 Gallerie des modes et Costumes Françaises fashion plate showing a woman wearing a black “Caleche ordinaire”. Source: Rijksmuseum. Objectnummer RP-P-2009-2096 Black 18th century silk calash from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object number: C.I.46.82.9
October 11, 2026 at 3:51 PM
bows4crows.bsky.social
Robe a la Française, Kunstmuseum den Haag, 1770

Stressful night, so what better way to relax than by finding a nice dress to write about. What I love about it - the beautiful colour fabric, the square neckline, and the little bows on the stomacher.

#fashionsky #fashionhistory #dresshistory
Museum photo of an 18th centre overdress and skirt. It is in pale blue silk with woven floral details throughout. The overdress consists in a bodice with a square neckline, past-the-elbow sleeves, and a possibly separate stomacher with white lace bows down the front of it. Its skirts fall to the floor over side panniers, and its open in front. This reveals a separate skirt in the same fabric, also full length. Lace engageantes (ruffles) are worn at the sleeve ends, almost reaching the wrists.
October 12, 2026 at 8:33 AM
oldbluedoor.bsky.social
I grabbed this image from an eBay auction years ago, and I've always been sorry I didn't bid on the original. I love this lady. I aspire to be this lady. #DressHistory 🧶
A black and white photo (now slightly sepia-toned) of an elderly lady sitting on the porch steps of a light colored clapboard house. On the porch behind her is a rocking chair. She wears a light colored print coverall apron over an ankle length long sleeved dress of a vibrant print. The dress has light colored cuffs and collar, and she wears a large dark-colored bow at the front neck. Her shoes are highly polished. She has white hair pulled back and wears the most glorious horn rimmed spectacles as she concentrates on knitting something about eight inches wide in garter stitch, using fairly large needles.
October 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
bows4crows.bsky.social
Girls' dress, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, 1770

I don't know what it is, but I really love this one. The purple silk and brocaded flowers make for a beautiful fabric. And there's a lovely balance between that fabric and the white neck rulffles and engageantes.

#fashionsky #fashionhistory #dresshistory
Museum photo of an 18th century Dutch dress, made for a 12-14 year old. It is in light purple silk with brocade of green and yellow flowers throughout, and pale pinstripes vertically. The bodice is tapered to a narrow waist, with a stomacher. It has a broad square cut neckline, lined with a single layer of white lace ruffles. The sleeves are elbow length, with ruffles at the ends in the same fabric as the dress, and white lace engageantes below this. The skirt is full and structured, with extended hips (a little past the line of the shoulders).
October 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM
bows4crows.bsky.social
Robe à l'anglaise, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, 1765

The brocading on this is really nice (today I learned what brocade is... 😊). I can't understand how this was done back then, so I'll be looking that up. But it makes for a really beautiful fabric.

#fashionsky #dresshistory #fashionhistory
A museum photo of a robe à l'anglaise style dress. It consists of an overdress and tablier (and apron-like front panel). These are made in a blue fabric, with brocade of white trailing vines and flowers. The bodice is heavily structured and tapered to the waist (though not very narrow), with a wide square cut neckline (filled in with a semi-transparent fichu). The skirts are very full, likely supported by panniers, and extend to the floor.
October 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM
bows4crows.bsky.social
Robe à l'anglaise, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, 1765

The balance of this dress really works for me. It has typical period architectural elements (rigid bodice, panniers), but this is softened by the floral brocade, folds of fabric, and ruffles. Really lovely.

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Museum photo of a roccoco style dress. It is made in pale green silk, with floral brocade/embroidery throughout. The bodice is stiff looking and tapered sharply to the waist, with a stomacher and square cut neckline. The sleeves end just past the elbows, where extensive ruffles take over (engageantes?). The skirt is very broad and full, supported by panniers presumably, with an outer layer that is open in the front, and an inner layer in the same fabric.
October 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
bows4crows.bsky.social
Ball gown, Netherlands, 1760

The widest dress at Kunstmuseum den Haag!
Floral motifs on silk, with lots of cool features: the skirts supported by panniers; decorative apron in silk passementerie; & lace sleeve ruffles. Strange to modern eyes, but lovely.

#fashionsky #dresshistory #fashionhistory
Museum photo of a formal ball gown. Its made of light blue silk woven with multicolored floral motifs. It is an example of a mantua, consisting of an overdress with a fitted back and a separate skirt. This one also has a decorative apron made of silk passementerie. Lace trimmings and lace sleeve ruffles were then added around the neckline and sleeves. The skirt is about 3 feet wider than the wearers hips on each side, making for a huge visual impact.
October 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
bows4crows.bsky.social
Girl's dress, 1750, Kunstmuseum den Haag

I love this. Nearly 300 years old, and the green silk is as vibrant as ever. What a startlingly beautiful thing this must have been back then, and for quite a young (12-14) person too.

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Museum photo of a rococo (maybe?) style girls dress, primarily in green silk. It has a close fitted bodice, with a very broad scoop neckline. Beneath this, covering the upper chest, is a white fichu. The sleeves are three quarter length, with lace trimming at the ends. The waist is tight and decorated with some 15 or so horizontal bands of fabric in various pastel colours. There is a small peplum over the hips in the same green silk, and the skirt below this is full length, enlarged considerably at the hips with some underlying structure, and has deep pleats at the top, allowing it to hang very nicely.
October 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM
bows4crows.bsky.social
Mantua court dress, 1747

I found another haul of old dresses, so lets go!

You may notice that the hips are slightly accentuated - a subtle touch, I'm sure you'll agree 😁

The bodice itself is quite beautiful, with the neckline ruffles a lovely touch.

#fashionsky #fashionhistory #dresshistory
Museum photo of a court dress in pale yellow and white silk. It has chinoiserie embroidery throughout, a pointed stomacher, and a square cut neckline trimmed with ruffles. The most obvious visual feature is the extremely enlarged side hips, extending a good 70cm or so from the bodice to the right and left. These enlarge the skirt considerably and are likely supported by hoops and panniers.
September 29, 2026 at 10:08 AM
oldbluedoor.bsky.social
These clothes most definitely have pockets #DressHistory in the making
Marfa Stance Makes What Women in Film Want to Wear (Gift Article)
Georgia Dant, the founder of Marfa Stance, designed a coat with their needs in mind.
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September 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
bows4crows.bsky.social
Evening dress, Christian Lacroix, France, 1987

It still counts as fashion history, ok? 39 years ago is definitely history 😄
Anyway, I love this. Big hat, big skirt, big embroidery. You can't go wrong.

#fashionsky #dresshistory #HouseofPatou #fashion #fashionhistory
Museum photo of a short gray silk dress with black embroidered skirt, white ruffled bodice, and black satin straps tied in bows at the top. The skirt is extremely full and seemed to have layers of petticoats. The waistline is just below the bust, and is accentuated by a light green silk belt, with a chunky flat textured buckle in the same colour. It is worn with an oversized straw hat with square crown and very wide brim, which has a pink silk rose and green petals at the front.
September 24, 2026 at 8:01 AM
oldbluedoor.bsky.social
An interesting #DressHistory time capsule for 1988. It would interesting and really valuable to do this every few years
massobsarchive.bsky.social Mass Observation Archive @massobsarchive.bsky.social · 23d
Remember this iconic cardigan? Well PhD researcher Neve from @manchester.ac.uk has written us an excellent blog post looking at this, and lots of other creative submissions, to our 1988 directive on clothes and personal appearance! massobs.org.uk/2026/09/21/e...

#skystorians
Photograph of the back of a cardigan, with the wearer standing with their back to the camera. Across the back of the cardigan are white lines that look like yarn or string, there are then four kittens playing with the yarn. The bottom of the cardigan has a black and white border with white mice running along it.
September 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
massobsarchive.bsky.social
Another excellent submission featured in our recent blog post! This time a lovely illustration of the clothes owned by one of our contributors in 1988, ranging from underwear to dressed-up wear! You can read the post here: massobs.org.uk/2026/09/21/e...

#dresshistory #fashionhistory
A watercolour illustration of the contents of a wardrobe. There are small sketches of each item of clothing the person owns. This includes underwear, outerwear and jewellery.
September 22, 2026 at 11:14 AM
oldbluedoor.bsky.social
Fall porch goose clothes patterns just dropped! One of the more obscure branches of #DressHistory
Porch Goose - Fall Fashion Pattern Edit
Our Porch Goose sewing patterns for Fall and Thanksgiving outfit ideas will make your goose the best-dressed bird on the block
simplicity.com
September 20, 2026 at 5:46 PM
jennwong.bsky.social
#dresshistory #embroidery
September 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
oldbluedoor.bsky.social
For those of you unfamiliar with this spectacular reconstruction #DressHistory project.
memsomerville.bsky.social memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 25d
Bucket list item, CHECKED. ☑️

I have been chasing the "Plimoth Jacket" replica for years--since I first found out about it and my #lace group's participation in the project (before I became a lacemaker).

The backstory story [pdf]: pressroom.winterthur.org/pdfs/Plimoth...

#TextileHistory

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September 19, 2026 at 8:22 PM
oldbluedoor.bsky.social
Sometimes we forget that in the past men wore shawls. #DressHistory
Abraham Lincoln's Shawl
In chilly weather, Lincoln often wore a dark wool shawl over his shoulders. Many years later Robert Todd Lincoln gave his father's shawl to his own friend,…
americanhistory.si.edu
September 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
oldbluedoor.bsky.social
Shepherd. The plaid he's wearing is a long rectangle and was called a maud in Scotland. I've lost the source for this image, if anybody knows where I stole it from, please do let me know. 🙄 #DressHistory, #TextileHistory, #Menswear
A late 19th or early 20th century black and white photo of a fairly young, clean-shaven man seated on the ground in front of a dry stone wall. He wears a flat cap, a jacket and trousers probably of wool, and a light colored shirt with the band collar fastened at the neck with a stud. Over this he has wrapped around his left shoulder and right side a narrow shawl-like garment in small check typically called a shepherd's plaid. He has his legs out in front of him and wears very clean hobnailed boots. He holds a lamb in his lap and his crook in his right hand. A border collie sits on his right. The man looks at the camera with an unsmiling expression. The lamb dozes. The border collie looks off to its left AND IF THOSE EWES DONT STAY WHERE HE LEFT THEM HE'S GOING TO COME RIGHT OVER THERE BY GOD AND SET THEM STRAIGHT.
September 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
bows4crows.bsky.social
Silk draped dress, Torimaru, England, 1976

A dress that flows like a river.
The fabric seems to spill from the halter neck, sweeping down the body, then splitting in the skirt, before sweeping back up behind the figure to form the hood. Wonderful.

#fashionsky #dresshistory #fashionhistory #fashion
Museum photo of a mannequin wearing a cream coloured halter neck drape dress. The fabric of the dress seems to flow from the halter neck, which crosses over at the throat, flowing down the body. As its silk it clings, while retaining a flow due to the volume of fabric. The dress splits in front, at the mid leg, which each side sweeping backwards to form what would be a train. However, the train is lifted up, forming a cape and hood.
September 17, 2026 at 10:45 AM
karkkidoesart.bsky.social
platform xD So here's the navigation post where you'll find a lot of things linked: www.tumblr.com/dresshistory...

And here's also the "how I do research post" which I mentioned: www.tumblr.com/dresshistory...

(Sorry I've been socially drained so now I'm catching up xD)
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September 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM