A history of mourning by Richard Davey. The Funeral of Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart.
Tag: Mourning Dress
The costumes of the aristocracy. The kings of fashion. France 17th century.
The aristocracy’s costumes. Louis XIV in the fashion of 1660 and 1670. The fashion of long hair. The Rhine Count’s trousers. The court of Versailles.
Knitted dresses with fur or wool collar.
Knitted dresses with fur or wool collar. Le style parisien 1915. Plate XX. Petites Robes en Tricot ou Lainage Garnies de Fourrures. Modèles ” du Style Parisien “. Fig. 240. Dress made… Read More
Mrs. Anne Turner. Executed Nov. 15th 1615
Mrs. Anne Turner in Edwardian widow costume. Executed Nov. 15th, 1615. Mrs. Anne Turner (born Anne Norton 1576–1615), English maidservant convicted of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury. The Thomas Overbury affair… Read More
Woman of the Environs of Terni by Bartolomeo Pinelli
Woman of the Environs of Terni by Bartolomeo Pinelli Roman Costumes. Drawing by Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835). Engraving by C. Hullmandel. Published by Rodwell & Martin, London.
Women from Orebić in mourning dress. The Serbs in the Adriatic.
The Serbs in the Adriatic. Their types and costumes 1870-1878.
Bourgeois in mourning clothes from Switzerland, 17th c..
Bourgeois en habit de deuil.
Swiss citizen woman in mourning dress, 17th century.
Swiss citizen woman in mourning dress at the end of the 17th century. Baroque period.
Old couple of Hindeloopen in mourning dress.
Old couple of Hindeloopen in mourning dress by Gratiane de Gardilanne and Elizabeth Whitney Moffatt.
Mourning dresses. August 1794. Robes of black taffeta.
Regency mourning dresses 1794. Robe and petticoat of black taffeta. The Gallery of Fashion Vol. 1. 1794, by Nikolaus von Heideloff.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com