fashion & costume history blog
Berlin headdress of the 18th century.
‘Ladies’ head-dresses of the sixteenth century.’
‘Men’s caps, hats, and bonnets of the sixteenth century’

Corset, drawers, and camisole (English), ca. 1900.
From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Dress
1870
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dress
1879
The Victoria & Albert Museum
Dress
Charles Fredrick Worth, 1874
The Kyoto Costume Institute
Dress
1875-1877
Manchester City Galleries

Women’s corset, ca. 1730-40 France
Lacma Collections Online
Dress robe à l’anglaise , England ca.1780
“A dress of surprisingly modern taste appeared around the time of French Revolution, during the transition period from the gorgeous Rococo style silk dresses to plain cotton dresses after the Revolution. Simple dresses from that period have. This dress made of light plain silk taffeta has a “compères” style double front bodice. The sole decoration to this dress is black lace trim.
When wearing this dress, a thin “fichu” was placed in the large opening at the top of the bodice.”Kyoto Costume Institute
Morning Dress
1827-1830
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Examples of dress robes a la polanaise
metropolitan museum
Examples of dress robes à la française
source:metropolitan museum
Dress
1822
The Kyoto Costume Institute
Dress and Spencer
1818
The Victoria & Albert Museum