A French moiré silk day Crinoline dress Circa 1865

Circa 1870/1875 France. Day dress with princess, two-part bodice and skirt on a bustle cage. Sky-blue taffeta decorated with starched cream gauze called tarlatane, finely wrinkled and crenellated à la grecque. Boned bodice with long basque closing in front by matching curved buttons. Long skirt with train adorned with the same furbelows. Volume of the bouillonné skirt in pouf projected at the back that can be raised by a system of brass rings and cotton cords. Exhibit in "Falbalas, Portraits et Mode au féminin 1850 - 1930" (Falbalas, Portraits and Fashion Female 1850 - 1930) at the Museum of Art of the City of Toulon in 2017. There a brown stain under the pocket, really hard to notice. A yellowish spot on the skirt at the bottom right, only defect. Otherwise clean dress and very good structure of silk and cotton. Good condition of color and conservation. Dimensions: Equivalent French Size 36 Front height 139 cm Back height 209 cm Shoulders 36 cm Collar 5 cm Sleeve 50 cm Chest 82 cm Waist 61 cm Hips 118 cm Circumference of the skirt 355 cm Facing the drawbacks of long trains of the late Second Empire, revive the principle of à la polonaise...

Circa 1975-1980 France Modernist day dress in printed silk taffeta by Jules-François Crahay for Lanvin dating from the late 1970s. Straight dress with short sleeves, crew neck, zip ...

- Long sleeves - Mini, above the knee length - Silver tone hardware - Button details on the shoulders and sleeves - Concealed rear zip closure

1970's bohemian aqua floral printed full length dress with a plunging neckline, full ruffled bell sleeves, an applied empire-waist sash that ties over the back zipper closure.