1860 Costumes Dresses

Written and illustrated by Janet Arnold, PATTERNS OF FASHION 1 is dedicated to Englishwomen's dresses and their construction, c. 1660-1860. --This unique book contains drawings and patterns taken from (48) original specimens. Examples include a bodice in ivory silk with two details from 1660-1665, a riding habit from 1730-1750, and a wedding dress in ivory silk from 1827-1829. --Additionally, Ms. Arnold brings the following: · Pattern cutting and dressmaking, c 1660-1860. A selection of extra... [Read More]

Sewing Pattern - 1840's - 1860's Ladies Wrapper, Work-Dress, Morning Gown or Maternity Dress Pattern. Ladies 1840's - 1860's Wrapper with 3 Sleeve Variations, 2 Collars and Belt or Drawstring Option. Sizes 6 - 34, All in the Envelope. Recommended for intermediate Skill Level. Great for Downton Abbey, English Countryside, Civil War Era, Victorian Era, Steampunk Alternative History or SASS Jacket. Detailed instructions, period tailoring directions, embellishment suggestions, and historical notes a... [Read More]

Turn back time with color photos and insightful essays about America’s quilting past! Admire one hundred antique quilts and textiles you’ve never seen before, curated from the remarkable Poos Collection. Flip through the pages to find a wide range of styles in pre-Civil War quilting—elaborate hand piecing and appliqué, signature quilts, wholecloth beauties, cutout chintz, and intarsia, plus the only known example of an American pictorial war quilt. An invaluable resource to America’s qu... [Read More]

Dress up for Halloween this year as a cowboy. Also fun for everyday pretend play. Costume set includes two pieces - chaps with elastic waist and side fringe, plus a vest. Designed to be worn over your street clothing like button down shirt and denim jeans. Polyester gaberdine fabric. Machine wash gently, lay flat to dry. Imported. Size 2/4 dimensions: vest length from shoulder to hem approx. 14.5" and chest circumference approx. 31". Pants inseam 13.5" and Unstretched waist circumference 22"Size... [Read More]

Updated with nearly 30 high-quality vintage images, the second edition of this lavishly illustrated book provides irrefutable documentation of ladies' fashions worn in Victorian America from 1860 to 1900. Extensively researched using nineteenth-century fashion, beauty, etiquette, household, and medical literature, the book explores the fluctuations in clothing styles including undergarments, casual wear, sports clothes, common dress, evening attire, hairstyles, and jewelry, while tracing the fas... [Read More]

After the Civil War the upper middle class in America expanded and became increasingly style-conscious. Visiting European royalty as well as American women returning from the International Exhibition in Paris in 1867 stimulated fashion awareness—and it was in this climate that the magazine Harper's Bazar flowered. Dedicated to being "A repository of Fashion, Pleasure, and Instruction," it brought to American women inside glimpses of the very latest European and American fashions, all in carefu... [Read More]

Wearable prints are not only a decorative art form but also the product of a range of complex industrial processes and an economically important commodity. But when did textile printing originate, and how can we identify the fabrics, inks, dyes, and printing processes used on surviving historical examples? In Wearable Prints, 1760 1860 (winner of 5 awards, see below), author Susan Greene surveys the history of wearable printed fabrics, which reaches back into the earliest days of the discov... [Read More]

Since the invention of photography there has not been a history of fashion completely illustrated by photographs — until this one. Photography historian Alison Gernsheim first studied Victorian and Edwardian fashion in order to be able to date photographs in her collection. Of course the photos soon proved to be the best of all fashion plates — authentic, detailed, as decorative and charming as top fashion illustration. When united with identifications and descriptions of the chief costume a... [Read More]

Size: S Bust: 88cm/34.65'' Shoulder: 34cm/13.39'' Waist: 68cm/26.77'' Length: 156cm/61.42'' Size: M Bust: 94cm/37.01'' Shoulder: 36cm/14.17'' Waist: 74cm/29.13'' Length: 158cm/62.20'' Size: L Bust: 100cm/39.37'' Shoulder: 38cm/14.96'' Waist: 80cm/31.50'' Length: 158cm/62.20'' Size: XL Bust: 106cm/41.73'' Shoulder: 40cm/15.75'' Waist: 86cm/33.86'' Length: 159cm/62.60'' 👗Please NOTE:👗 1. Please ignore the Amazon Size Chart. To make sure you get the right size, please refer to KOOLE... [Read More]

Over 1,000 illustrations, meticulously reproduced from rare issues of renowned fashion magazine, present a striking array of women’s fashions from 1860 to 1914: elegant evening and dinner gowns, stylish daywear, wedding ensembles, bathing costumes, mourning clothes, cycling outfits and much more; plus detailed renderings of shoes, hats, parasols, and other accessories.