Tag Archives: 19th Century Fashion

Downtown, Uptown: From the Dry Goods Store to the Palace of Consumption- Part II

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Keren Ben-Horin

This is part two of a paper I presented last May at our annual symposium. You can read the first part here. By the late 1850s the Grand Street area was established as the new shopping district, but society had … Continue reading →

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Downtown, Uptown: From the Dry Goods Store to the Palace of Consumption- Part I

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Keren Ben-Horin

This is a two parts post,  presented first in May 2013 at the our annual symposium. In 1835, the wealthy merchant Seabury Tredwell bought the house on 29 East Fourth Street in New York City. “The elegance and beauty of this … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday: A Suit from La Belle Jardinière

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Laura Peluso

Manufactured during the period now known as La Belle Époque (1871 – 1914), this suit from La Belle Jardinière is an example of the more affordable, ready-to-wear suiting options available to Parisian men. Established in 1824, La Belle Jardinière was … Continue reading →

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Fashionista Friday – the Turkey

Posted on November 16, 2012 by J. Leia Lima

While the roasted turkey may be the star of the American Thanksgiving table next Thursday, turkey feathers have had a steady supporting role in the fashion world for centuries.  Last spring, Karl Lagerfeld introduced his Autumn/Winter 2013 Ready-to-Wear collection for … Continue reading →

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Fashionista Friday – Women Suffragists of the United States

Posted on November 3, 2012 by J. Leia Lima

Although this image is from the English women’s suffrage movement, the message still pertains to its American counterpart: as unbecoming as an old fashion is, so are asinine outdated social rules.  Just as fashion progresses, so does society, and in … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday: The War Hero and His Wellingtons

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Laura Peluso

Rain boots, galoshes, wellingtons… an invention of Arthur Wellesley! According to the Victoria and Albert Museum, “Wellingtons first appeared at the time of the Napoleonic Wars, when the army became more socially visible and military costume influenced fashionable dress. Another … Continue reading →

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Fashionista Friday: Alice Vanderbilt in Fancy Dress

Posted on October 26, 2012 by J. Leia Lima

Halloween is fast approaching—do you know how you’ll be dressing up?  Perhaps you’ll take a cue from Alice Vanderbilt and go as Electric Light. Or follow the lead of this young lady, who “daringly assumed the character of a ‘lady … Continue reading →

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Fashionista Friday: Marquise de Miramon

Posted on October 12, 2012 by J. Leia Lima

At the Getty Center in Los Angeles hangs this painting by Jacques Tissot.  The subject, Thérèse-Stephanie-Sophie Feuillant, the Marquise de Miramon (1836-1912) is painted in a pink velvet ruffled dressing gown.  The Getty’s records for this painting are remarkably complete, … Continue reading →

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Exhibition: Dressed to Play: Sporting Clothes, 1870-1900

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

Dressed to Play: Sporting Clothes, 1870-1900 August 7 – October 24, 2011 The Alice Austen House Museum – Staten Island, NY The exhibition was curated by Jessica Barber and Audrey Chaney, both recent graduates from the M.A. Fashion and Textile … Continue reading →

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‘Undressing the Fashionable Myth’ Symposium

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

Stripped to the Bone: Myths About Corsetry By Jessica Barber The pursuit of ideal beauty in any given culture has historically involved some modification of the human body. The practice of manipulating flesh for the sake of beauty spans the … Continue reading →

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