1870s dress ball gowns

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Before the Automobile: Natural form ball gown, the Toulmouche project Auguste Toulmouche, Gala Gown, Bustle Dress, 19th Century Fashion, Natural Form, Victorian Clothing, Vintage Gowns, Edwardian Fashion, Historical Dresses

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 ball gown after The Love Letter and Le Billet to be worn at Costume College gala and change the bodice later in to a corset cover and short jacket combination, like the artistic boudoir ensembles seen in Réflexion de la Beauté or Watering the Flowers later in the evening. The dress is made from duchess silk satin. The bodice is flat lined with soft…

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Victorian Wedding Dress, Victorian Era Fashion, Wedding Dress Bustle, Bustle Dress, Wedding Dress Champagne, Theme Dress, Victorian Wedding, Wedding Dress Pictures, Etsy Wedding Dress

Milk-white, beige shades, drapers, laces and artificial flowers were the obvious elements of Victorian era ball gowns. This outfit was made as an attempt to reenact the dress which young woman or a marriageable girl could have in late 1870s - 1880s. It will be good as a wedding gown as well. Lots of details, flowers and gentle shades make it a smart outfit for special occasion, yet modest enough for the first ball. The dress is designed to be worn with the proper period undergarnments…

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