Burgundian fashion
Burgundian fashion refers to the courtly fashion trends of the Burgundian court in the European culture of the Late Middle Ages.
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Punk fashion
Punk is often explained through ideology, music, political slogans, or debates about who is a “real punk” and who is simply copying the look.
1570s by Lucas de Heere
European — mostly European — costume of the 1570s in drawings by Lucas de Heere, also known as Lucas d’Heere (1534–1584).
1850s Fashion timeline
Men’s and women’s fashion through the years: 1850–1859. Exploring the graceful silhouettes and romantic elegance of mid-19th-century fashion, inspired by authentic illustrations and engravings of the era.
Portraits and Fashion from Jane Austen’s Time
Fashion of Jane Austen’s Time — or, more precisely, the time of her works.This selection features not only English fashion and portraits of the Regency era, but also examples from Western European culture more broadly, in order to offer a more complete picture of the period.
1840s Fashion timeline
Men’s and women’s fashion through the years: 1840–1849. Exploring the graceful silhouettes and romantic elegance of mid-19th-century fashion, inspired by authentic illustrations and engravings of the era.
16th Century Men’s Hairstyles and Headdresses
European Men’s Hairstyles and Headdresses of the 16th Century. 1500–1599. Year by Year Note on Regional Styles Although the portraits in this collection are arranged in chronological order, fashion and hairstyles varied greatly across countries and regions.
1830s Fashion timeline
Men’s and Women’s fashion through the years: 1830–1839. A look at the style of the first half of the 19th century, inspired by authentic fashion illustrations and engravings of the era.
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Moretta and Vizard
Moretta and Vizard are black oval masks from the 16th-18th centuries. Moretta is a Venetian mask, and Vizard is a French one.
Escoffion
An Escoffion was female medieval headwear which was popular during the Late Middle Ages (1250–1500). But it gained particular popularity in the 15th century.
Sleeve puffs
The Sleeve puffs is sleeve supports, special pads on the sleeves to keep in shape. They gained popularity in 1820’s-1840’s. The pads were made of cotton or linen, stuffed with cotton wool, goose feathers or down.
Ruff collar
The Ruff collar is a lingerie collar formed by pleats or gadroons. It is placed around the neck that it hides and highlights the face of the wearer.
Turban
The Turban has come into Western fashion from the East, since the time of the Crusades. But it was especially popular in fashion in the second half of the 15th century –
Choker
A choker is a close-fitting necklace worn around the neck. Chokers can be made of a variety of materials, including velvet, plastic, beads, leather, metal, such as silver, gold or platinum, etc.
Samovar
A samovar (ru: самовар; literally “self-brewer”) is a metal container traditionally used to heat and boil water in Russia. Additionally, the samovar is well known outside of Russia and spread through the Russian culture to Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, the Kashmir region of India, the Middle East, Azerbaijan and is also known in some parts of Central Europe.
Toque hat
The Toque hat is a type of hat with a narrow brim or no brim at all. The crown of the hat was of different heights, and, depending on the fashion, was soft or upright.
Fontange
The Fontange is a high headdress popular during the turn of 1680’s – 1710’s. Technically, fontanges are the assembly: bonnet with ribbon bows which supported by a wire framework called a commode.
Arcelet and Attifet
Arcelet and Attifet. Two fashionable 16th century headdresses. An Arcelet or the French hood is characterized by a rounded shape, contrasted with the angular “English”
Ferronnière
A ferronnière is a style of headband that encircles the wearer’s forehead, usually with a small jewel suspended in the centre.
1800 – 1809 Hairstyles
We have a new post on Patreon about “Headdresses and Hairstyles”. Part 1: 1800 – 1809. https://www.patreon.com/bloshka_project Year by year. Each page is one year.
Vertugadin
The Vertugadin or the farthingale is one of several structures used under Western European women’s clothing in the 15th – 17th centuries to support the skirts in the desired shape and enlarged the lower half of the body.
Partlet
The Partlet is a fashion accessory of the 15th – 16th century. The Partlet was a sleeveless garment worn over the neck and shoulders, or to fill in a low neckline.
Place in art. Zaandam
Place in art. Zaandam (Netherlands) by Claude Monet (1840 – 1926). In early June 1871, Monet left London for the Netherlands and traveled via Rotterdam to Zaandam.
Peascod belly
A peascod belly is a type of exaggeratedly padded stomach that was very popular in men’s dress in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Zibellino
A zibellino, flea-fur or fur tippet is a women’s fashion accessory popular in the later 15th and 16th centuries. A zibellino, from the Italian word for “sable”, is the pelt of a sable or marten worn draped at the neck or hanging at the waist, or carried in the hand.
TeaPot, Coffee Pot, Chocolate Pot
Sometimes it is very difficult to distinguish a TeaPot from a Coffee Pot and a Chocolate Pot …
Chemise a la Reine
Chemise à la Reine (The Chemise Dress) In the 1780s, the Chemise à la Reine — often called the chemise dress — came into fashion in France and quickly spread across Europe.
Impressionism. 10 artists.
Impressionism (fr. impressionnisme – “impression”) is one of the largest trends in art in the last third of the 19th century.
Briefly about 16th century, Holy Roman Empire
Briefly about hairstyles and headdresses 16th century, Holy Roman Empire.
Briefly about 16th century, Britain
Briefly about hairstyles and headdresses 16th century, Britain (Great Britain)
Casual wear
Women’s casual wear, 1890’s – 1930’s. Casual wear – the clothes for every day, especially comfortable, practical, within the fashion, but without excesses.
Miriam Haskell Jewelry
Jewelry illustrations by Larry Austin (1899-1981) for Miriam Haskell. Late 1930s – early 1940s
Hairstyles and headgear 1900s – 1970s
Briefly about hairstyles and headgear 1900’s – 1970’s (Russian Empire, Soviet Union).
Flowering Orchards by Vincent van Gogh
Flowering Orchards is a series of paintings by Vincent van Gogh (1853 — 1890) executed in Arles, in southern France in the spring of 1888.
1950s of fashion
1950’s Brief history of fashion in pictures. Women’s and men’s, headdresses and hairstyles, underwear, swimsuits and bathing suits
Men’s headdresses 17th century
Men’s headdresses and hairstyles. 1600’s – 1690’s. Brief history of fashion in pictures.
1940s of fashion
1940’s Brief history of fashion in pictures. Women’s and men’s, headdresses and hairstyles, underwear, swimsuits and bathing suits
Fashion accessory
Fashion accessory is a wardrobe detail, without which it is impossible to imagine of the era. Some accessories were practical, others covered up the flaws or simply made the outfit “decent”, and still others were just beautiful knick-knacks.
Headgears of the Middle Ages
Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one’s head. Part 2 Headgears of the Middle Ages.
The Podstakannik
The Podstakannik: A Small Object with a Long Story The podstakannik (ru. подстаканник, literally “thing under the glass”) is a tea glass holder with a handle, most commonly made of metal, designed to hold a drinking glass (stakan).
1930s of fashion
1930’s Brief history of fashion in pictures. Women’s and men’s, headdresses and hairstyles, underwear, swimsuits and bathing suits
19-th century’s fashion
Fashion Timelines. Briefly about the West European fashion of the 19th century in pictures.
Women’s headdresses 17th century
Women’s headdresses and hairstyles. 17th century. Brief history of fashion in pictures.
18-th century’s fashion
Fashion Timelines. Briefly about the West European fashion of the 18th century in pictures.
1920s of fashion
1920’s Brief history of fashion in pictures. Women’s and men’s, headdresses and hairstyles, underwear, swimsuits and bathing suits
17-th century’s fashion
Fashion Timelines. Briefly about the West European fashion of the 17th century in pictures.