Peasant costumes from Arkhangelsk Oblast and Veliky Novgorod, Russia 1912. Peasant art in Russia by Charles Holme.
Tag: Provincial Russia
Cossacks of the Guard and Imperial Bodyguard.
Tsar Peter I created in 1690, the Imperial Guard, which should first ensure bodyguard as his personal protection.
Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra.
The Tsar and Tsarita of the old Muscovite Empire, as worn at an historical costume ball in the Winter Palace, February 11, 1903.
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