1800s fashion

North America's #1 auction house for Couture & Vintage Fashion. Augusta Auctions accepts consignments of historic clothing and textiles from museums, estates and individuals.

This project was inspired by the beautiful paintings Auguste Toulmouche painted in the late 1870's and early 1880's. The idea was to make a ...

As women were getting more active towards the turn of the 20thcentury, in society, in the workplace, and in the literal sense of the word, they needed their clothing to follow ‘suit’ (so to speak). Enter the Tailor Made. 1895 // The V&A Museum A versatile outfit consisting of a skirt, a blouse - or shirtwaist - and a tailored jacket to match. Not only was this outfit far more practical than the flounces and frills that made up the rest of the Edwardian woman’s wardrobe, allowing for more…