A rope trimming is anchored into the hem of this evening dress so that it falls in graceful folds to the floor. It provides a striking contrast to the main textile of the dress, a delicate silk gauze woven with horizontal tufts of coloured threads.
The dress is constructed with the typical high waist of the early nineteenth-century 'Empire line'. Fashions of Ancient Greece and Rome remained a strong influence into the first decades of the century, and white continued to be the most popular colour for evening wear. This dress would probably have been worn over a white silk slip - the silk underdress in the photograph is a replica. As the nineteenth century progressed, dressmakers increasingly used trimmings and decorative textiles to add novelty and interest to their creations.
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| - A rope trimming is anchored into the hem of this evening dress so that it falls in graceful folds to the floor. It provides a striking contrast to the main textile of the dress, a delicate silk gauze woven with horizontal tufts of coloured threads.
The dress is constructed with the typical high waist of the early nineteenth-century 'Empire line'. Fashions of Ancient Greece and Rome remained a strong influence into the first decades of the century, and white continued to be the most popular colour for evening wear. This dress would probably have been worn over a white silk slip - the silk underdress in the photograph is a replica. As the nineteenth century progressed, dressmakers increasingly used trimmings and decorative textiles to add novelty and interest to their creations. (en)
- Evening dress of silk gauze woven with silk threads. A rope trimming anchors the hem of this skirt so that it falls in graceful folds to the floor. It provides an interesting contrast to the soft dreamy look of the dress woven with delicate bands of coloured threads (en)
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| - A rope trimming is anchored into the hem of this evening dress so that it falls in graceful folds to the floor. It provides a striking contrast to the main textile of the dress, a delicate silk gauze woven with horizontal tufts of coloured threads.
The dress is constructed with the typical high waist of the early nineteenth-century 'Empire line'. Fashions of Ancient Greece and Rome remained a strong influence into the first decades of the century, and white continued to be the most popular colour for evening wear. This dress would probably have been worn over a white silk slip - the silk underdress in the photograph is a replica. As the nineteenth century progressed, dressmakers increasingly used trimmings and decorative textiles to add novelty and interest to their creations. (en)
- Evening dress of silk gauze woven with silk threads. A rope trimming anchors the hem of this skirt so that it falls in graceful folds to the floor. It provides an interesting contrast to the soft dreamy look of the dress woven with delicate bands of coloured threads (en)
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