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Evening dress by Augusta Lundin, 1913, Sweden, silk georgette with gold, silver and copper silk thread embroidery, lame, velvet, gold lace, chiffon, satin, GÃ¶teborgs Stadsmuseum

Rate the Dress: Edwardian Metallics

This week’s Rate the dress is an all about the late Edwardian take on Ancient Greek & Rome. The saturated colours are characteristic of the 1910s reinterpretation of classical dress. The wearer would have been a goddess in bronze and copper, rather than a marble statue in white.

Rate the Dress: 1890s Big Sleeves & Bias Stripes

Published by The Dreamstress

This early 1890s reception dress has a high neck and long sleeves of a daytime outfit, but the light coloured silk the train are firmly in the ‘formal indoor wear only’ category.

Rate the Dress: Pink stripes at the end of the Crinoline Era

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This week’s 1869 Rate the Dress is a great example of the crinoline era transition to the first bustle era, not only in its silhouette, but also in its cut and trim.