PAGING HISTORICAL VINTAGE HOUNDS… (And historical personal communication device users)&nb

PAGING HISTORICAL VINTAGE HOUNDS… (And historical personal communication device users)  This one’s for you. Ever get your late-19th earliest-20th century pieces confused? Stacy Iannacone, lovely owner of Soho NYC vintage & historical clothing meccas Ritual Vintage and Ritual Archive (and whose Refashioner closet has just begun) is here to help. Here’s a visual cheat sheet to assist in your turn-of-the-20th-century collecting.  This is so Victorian it’s embarrassing. The silhouette is classic Victorian with a really high neck and this ‘leg o’ mutton’ sleeve. There’s lots of boning inside so one would’ve had to wear a really intense corset under it. Obviously, the waist is about 20 inches.  So, there’s some serious deformity of the woman’s natural figure going on here that was very chic at the time. It’s from the 1890s.   This is a later Edwardian piece. You can see how loose fitting it is in comparison, it’s so much less confined. This sort of thing is from around the WW1 period when women’s clothing was clearly influenced by men’s uniforms. Also, There’s more of an idea of rational dress; where one can move and work and do more physical duties because the men weren’t around to do it. And that’s about the difference of 20 or 25 years between the two periods. It’s a huge change. This is also more Edwardian. It has a very industrial and military influence to it. I have more Edwardian right now than Victorian. Over the years I’ve become more interested in early Edwardian.  This is a REALLY early Victorian piece. It’s beautiful and from around the 1860’s. You can tell that it’s been all hand cut and the beading is hand sewn as well. This is probably 1850’s. It’s for a tiny little woman and the drop shoulder with pagoda sleeves was popular at that time.    Look out for further grilling of Stacy on her favorite period (& one of ours). Not to mention curation, repair, & preservation tips for historical garments you can actually wear.  -- source link

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