Four figures dancing at the club Almack’s: Marquis of Worcester; Lady Jersey; Clanronald Macdonald and Lady Worcester.
Tag: Dance costumes
Young India Hindu dancer costume, 19th century.
Jeune danseur Indou. Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen.
Maori Poi Dance, New Zealand 1913
Maori Poi Dance, New Zealand 1913.
Rumba costume. Woman from Cuba.
Woman from cuba in traditional rumba costume.
African dance of the Moru tribe, South Sudan 1930s.
African dance of the Moru tribe, South Sudan 1930s. Gallery: The dark continent; Africa, the landscape and the people by Hugo Adolf Bernatzik
Djanger Girl with headdress 1920s. Balinese dance
Djanger Girl with headdress 1920s. Balinese dance costume. Janger Dance.
India nautch girl dancing 1910s. Indian dancers.
Dancing Nautch Girl
India Devadasi, Jogini costume. Hindustan 19th century.
Devadasis (देवदासी) were Indian temple dancers who performed as “God’s servants” at religious services or also at secular events.
The Almeh. Painted by Charles Bargue (1825-1883).
French Almée synonymous with belly dancer.
Baroda Nautch girls
The girls turn round and round, with much waving of the arms, accompanied by the music of tom-toms and other instruments.
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