Fashion history, all day every day.Tumblr (3.0; @mytippetonlytulle)http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4k4ellkNL1qkc76wo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Watercolor, pen and ink sketch of Prince Albert in Bal Costume outfit from the journals of Queen Victoria, 12 May 1842 (he looks bored because he was having his costume fitted).</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/23711549351http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/23711549351Thu, 24 May 2012 22:32:45 -0400historyqueen victoriaenglandfashion historycostumedrawingartjournal<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3u6g2NpE91qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More lovely 18th century garters: top reads “Forever United;” bottom reads “I die or attach myself.”  </p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22819258343http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22819258343Thu, 10 May 2012 22:19:13 -0400lingeriegartersfrench fashionfashion history18th century<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3u5o9hZ3d1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bobbin lace and buttonhole stitch brassiere by John Roussel c.1930s; French; cotton.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22818063527http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22818063527Thu, 10 May 2012 22:02:33 -0400lingeriebrabrassierefrench fashionfashion history1930s20th century<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qdxmgVjN1qcddvlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/post/22743816787/evening-dress-elsa-schiaparelli-1939-the">omgthatdress</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Evening Dress</p> <p>Elsa Schiaparelli, 1939</p> <p>The Philadelphia Museum of Art</p> </blockquote> <p>That color is just about perfect.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22759350117http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22759350117Wed, 09 May 2012 22:49:58 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3h9npfod81qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Teddy by Lanvin; French, c.1920s. Silk.</p> <p>DO WANT.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22363807588http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22363807588Thu, 03 May 2012 22:59:48 -0400lanvinlingeriefrench fashionfashion history1920s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3h9ea4BJ11qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Underwear by Christophe; French, c.1920s. Silk and cotton.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22363455622http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22363455622Thu, 03 May 2012 22:54:10 -0400lingerieunderwearfashion historyfrench fashion1920s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3h90pVNz91qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Garters, c.1790. Silk. Embroidered in French, “You could not have / More sincere a friend than I am to you.”</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22362924418http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22362924418Thu, 03 May 2012 22:46:00 -0400lingeriegartersfashion historyfashion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3h8rfdg4e1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lingerie by Franklin Simon & Co., c. 1920s. Silk.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22362552167http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22362552167Thu, 03 May 2012 22:40:27 -0400lingerie1920sfashion historyamerican fashion<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3fatzoVKO1qkc76wo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“1911 -The House of Bechoff designed some stunning coulottes which were divided quite low down from just above the knee line, with a panel at the back completely to the bottom which was straight in style giving the appearance from the back of a dress, (a modesty panel). It had a high waist line giving a long elegant appearance. Designed for walking and for the house.”</p> <p><img height="600" src="http://headtotoefashionart.com/wp-content/uploads/Bechoff-1911-check-mate.jpg" width="375"/></p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22293860969http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/22293860969Wed, 02 May 2012 21:29:56 -0400fashion historypantsculottes19111910sfrench fashion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1s931Y17Z1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Miniature of an unknown man by Nicholas Hilliard; watercolor on vellum stuck to a playing card, c.1600.</p> <p>“This work beautifully illustrates the role of the miniature in the chivalrous atmosphere of dalliance and intrigue at the court of Elizabeth I, where secret gestures of allegiance could become public display depending on the whim of the wearer. Here the young man turns a picture box, the image concealed, towards his heart. This was a gesture of devotion, presumably made to the wearer of his miniature.”</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/20268805529http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/20268805529Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:13:48 -0400nicholas hilliardjewelryminiaturespaintingfashionfashion historyfavorites<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1s8ongfnm1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ring brooch, gold, c.1200-1300.</p> <p>“The inscription upon this brooch, meaning ‘I am here in place of a friend’ is an intimate message of friendship or love suggesting that this object was given to the owner by a lover or a close friend.”</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/20268349991http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/20268349991Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:05:10 -0400jewelryfashionfashion history<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0wih5Ai8w1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ring brooch and pendant; Swedish, c.1850. Cast and engraved silver.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/19319151723http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/19319151723Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:53:28 -0400jewelrybroochpendantswedenfashion history19th century<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztoeizWwJ1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Silk and straw top hat by Melin, c.1820.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/18103504955http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/18103504955Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:35:06 -0500hatfrench fashion1820sfashion history<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzto1yC95k1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hat, c.1810-1815. American. Cotton, silk and jet.</p> <p>“This shape of hat was worn both with riding habits of the period and as fashionable daywear. The buttons on the sides of the brim of this one probably held cords or ties to keep the hat from flying off during a gallop.”</p> <p>AMAZING.</p> <p>Side view:</p> <p><img height="548" src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ci/web-large/69.105.18_view2_CP3.jpg" width="534"/></p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/18103021977http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/18103021977Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:27:00 -0500hats19th centuryregencyfashion historyfavoritesamerican fashion<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztnwxWaLy1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hat by Mme. Mantel, c.1885.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/18102828006http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/18102828006Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:24:33 -0500french fashionhats1880ssteampunkzfashion history19th century<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbhhcSruS1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thumb ring, agate, made in India or Pakistan c. late 17th or early 18th century.</p> <p>“Thumb rings of this shape were originally used in archery as a way of releasing the bowstring accurately without injuring the hand.”</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/17539837277http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/17539837277Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:48:47 -0500IndiaPakistanarcheryjewelryring<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbgtnVOwU1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ring, c.1475-1525. Silver.</p> <p>“The open shears engraved upon the bezel of this signet ring indicate that it belonged to a member of a tailor’s guild. The tools of craftsmen were often engraved upon seal matrices and signet rings to indicate membership of the guild and thus to confer status upon the wearer. <br/>A large group of similar rings from Germany and central Europe have been found, most of which are silver or bronze, and which bear the emblems of a number of different trades.”</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/17539253510http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/17539253510Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:34:34 -0500ringjewelryeuropefashionmedievalfashion history<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybm2wyANA1qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> Early color photograph of Dagestani couple in the Caucasus Mountains, c.1909-1915, by Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/16421908036http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/16421908036Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:55:03 -0500color processphotographyrussiaProkudin-Gorskyhistory<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybl7fP4Cv1qkc76wo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Russian woman soldier with fake mustache, WWI era.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/16420908189http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/16420908189Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:35:38 -0500genderfashionwarrussiawwI<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly5yalW6N21qkc76wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ice skates, c.1840-1859.</p>http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/16240504380http://mytippetonlytulle.tumblr.com/post/16240504380Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:32:45 -0500ice skatesskatingwintershoesfashion history19th century