1890s Evening Dresses and Gowns

Circa 1880- 1900 South Tunisia Rare Berber Djellaba or Djebba that I bought in Matmata at the doors of the desert and dating from the end of the 19th century. Sheep wool background woven on handloom and dyed from cochineal red to brick colour with colour variations. Traditional floche silk embroidery on the open collar, shoulders and sleeve opening with matching tassels. Small pink woolen bias on the rubbing parts. Plastron with very nice arabic-andalusian graphics. The 19th century North African pieces...

Circa 1895 France Amazing historiscist reception dress dating from the Belle Epoque with a wink to the 17th century Tudors in England or the Medici in...

This charming Victorian dress is a combination of hand made Irish lace and hand embroidered cut work in a floral pattern on fine white handkerchief linen. The high Irish lace collar...

1898 Black jacquard damask silk dress with ruban ruffles around neck and bottom edge. Lining in silk jacquard as well with ruffles on the bottom edge. Tiny buttons to close the dres...

This very rare larger size Victorian white handkerchief linen dress is embellished with both hand and machine made lace. The linen is embroidered on the shoulders, bodice, sleeves an...

Circa 1895 France or Europe Beautiful lady’s day dress in anthracite gray silk dating from the French Belle Epoque. Dress in two parts, curved bodice with pointed Basques, Mutton sleeves...

France Circa 1895/1900 Ball-gown in two parts, bodice and skirt, inspired by Louis XIII dating from the Belle Epoque. Background in cream silk damask with satin and moiré garlands p...

Circa 1895/1905 France Two-part ceremony nuptial dress (?), skirt and bodice, Japanese style dating from the Belle Epoque. High-waisted corset with a label woven on the waistband indicating Mademoiselle Tessier St Etienne. Cream satin background finely pleated with straw yellow silk crepe on the bust. Eloquent drapery work, knotted and bouillonné, in straw-yellow crepe on the long sleeves ending with a cream-colored cotton lace ruffle. Rich plastron emphasizing the silhouette, consisting of three lugs in satin embroidered with white, gold and silver sequins. Festoons of faceted steel beads and lace on the edges. Small bustle skirt in straw yellow silk damask decorated with waving stems of cherry blossoms in button. A wide straw-yellow satin ribbon tightens the waist and accentuates the S-line of this refined girl ensemble. Very good condition of color and conservation. Size: Equivalent French Size 34. Extract from the catalog of the exhibition "Falbalas, Portraits et Mode au Féminin 1850- 1930" - Museum of Art of the City of Toulon - 2017: The wedding dresses were often colored in France in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. In Provence in particular, the tones chosen in the popular classes are dark: generally dark green or green-yellow. The bride uses a Sunday dress with a beautiful scarf, headdress, apron, and family jewelry necessarily out of the ordinary. The materials used are taffeta and silk, or woolen or Siamese, false silk, poppy or poplin including Arles. Provencal wedding dresses can be puce color, yucky color, dark brown, plum, garnet-colored or green Empire. The light, white or cream wedding dresses...

Astonishing for its waist-deep neck plunge, this Victorian-era kaftan would make an equally devastating dressing gown, bathing suit cover-up or even Bohemian wedding dress. Dripping ...

Belle Epoque Swan Neck Princess Line Victorian Organic Cotton and Lace Tea Dress

Edwardian Lace Dress With Rose Crochet and Strips of Lace

Dress is made from an 1890s high waisted skirt, antique fabric was added at the bust to make this a full dress.