Those who donated the dresses were usually just cleaning out their attics. But Marcy Linton, manager of the University of Virginia’s Historic Clothing Collection, knows those dresses tell stories, ...
A vintage garment from a West Chester museum inspired a costume design on the new HBO series "The Gilded Age," which follows a wealthy Pennsylvania woman who moves to New York City in the 1880s. The ...
Cryptic notes found hidden in 19th-century silk dress decoded after 10 years reveal surprising story
The dress was a silk bustle dress from the 1880s, according to NOAA, and it was found by Sara Rivers Cofield in an antique mall in Maine in 2013. Upon closer inspection, Rivers Cofield discovered the ...
Like most who share her gender, Johanna Van Der Heyde enjoys fashion -- specifically dresses. But the dresses she most fancies (and fancy is a good word here) are 19th-century gowns intricately made ...
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