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English Dresses Oct 18383 gowns all with bishop sleeves, 2 with reverse cuffs, V necklines and pointed waists. Hemlines are trimmed with flounces, embroidery, rouleaux and puffing
The bird-charmer in the new Tuileries Gardens, 1880. Two fashionable women in the new Jardin des Tuileries near one of the famous bird charmers. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Debenham and Freebody dress collectionDepartment store Debenham and Freebody, promoting women's dresses. Date: 1939
Countess de la Falaise, studio fashion portrait, by Chanel. Captioned, Innumerable frills adorn our evening gowns'. With description, The Countess de la Falaise
A box at the Italian Opera, 1852. Woman in off-the-shoulder dresses with shawl berthas, gentleman with opera glasses in white tie and black coat. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Woman in dress with spiral sleeves, ruffs and flouncesWoman with spiral sleeves, profuse ruffs and flounces, kerchief key-holder. When one talks of flounces, refer back to the reign of Louis XV, and look at the portrait of your grandmother
Woman wearing headdress and dress featuring extravagent pleating and flouncing. Pleated collars, flounces (falbalas) and ruffs (chicories), have never been more in fashion than today
Woman of Valencia, Spain, 19th century. She wears her hair tied up, gothic lace sleeves, and falbala flounces on her skirt
3 frocks of 1919Three frocks: tunic dress with deep V back, 3 tier over- skirt & vertical hat; bateau (boat) neckline & asymmetrical hem; barrel-line with sash & floral embroidery. Date: 1919
Fashions for December 1856If the children are male then they wear pantaloons or if female the garments that are visible below their skirts are pantalettes. Date: 1856
Costume October 1868Girl: pleated skirt, front buttoning tunic, cape collar & skirt ends caught up. Blue dress: double skirt, train, pelerine cape, over skirt with diagonal rows of puffings. Date: 1868
Costume La Mode 1846Pink dress: four scallop edged flounces, tight fitting sleeves with volans & worn with a net pelerine. Hair: covers the ears. Green dress: worn with a shawl & bonnet. Date: 1846
EVENING DRESS 1819Gauze round dress with pink spots over white satin slip; flounces of blond lace at the hem. The bodice is cut low revealing the shoulders & is trimmed with bows. Date: 1819
Flounced Evening DressAn elegant woman wearing a spotted organdie evening dress with deep flounces around the hem & butterfly sleeves; a garland of flowers is worn around the bodice Date: 1930s
BELLE ASSEMBLEE 1852A blue gown with 2 deep lace flounces; a wedding gown with lace on the bodice and cuffs. Date: 1852
EVENING DRESS 1830Gowns with transparent lace over-skirts with deep scalloped & embroidered flounces & wide over-sleeves that taper to a point. The white gown has lace manchettes. Date: 1830
Evening Dress 1890SShort puffed sleeves, lace- edged falling tucker, bodice with round waist, cuffs, bodice & waistband ornamented with bead work. She holds an ostrich plume fan open. Date: 1890s
Preparing for the ball by Rene LelongA fashionable pair prepare for a fancy dress ball, by dressing up in 18th century attire, complete with powder, flounces, perriwigs and patches
Princess Lind Dress 1880French fashions: princess dresses with tie-back skirts ornamented with embroidered panels, flounces & gauging or in lilac with lace, gauging & a quilted & trained skirt. Date: 1880
1860 Wedding Dress & BoyBoy: brown & black tunic with sash. Woman: blue dress with pagoda or funnel sleeves, belt with a gold clasp, 5 narrow flounces & undersleeves with reverse cuffs
Green Dress Early 1850SPossibly evening dress: 3 scallop edged, embroidered flounces, stomacher corsage trimmed with bows in imitation of echelles & a square neckline. (possibly a Watteau body)
Fashion Plate 1905Costumes with tablier skirts & sleeves that are full on the upper arm. One has a bolero style jacket bodice, the other lace flounces. Hats: tricorn hat with rosette, large flat hat
Two Ladies in the newest Dress, from drawings taken at Ranelagh Gardens, London, May 1775. 1775
Music cover, Adrienne Polka-Mazurka, piano music by A Croisez. 1850s
COSTUME FOR 1818-1819Dress of 1818-1819 according to a later source. Man: greatcoat with velvet collar. Women: pelisse, spencer, white dresses ornamented with tucks, mancherons & flounces. Date: 1818 - 1819
Seaside Frocks for 1899Yellow tunic dress, rows of tucks on the sleeves, waist & under-skirt. Grey & purple dress with yoke skirt with curved flounces, lace bodice & jabot & saucer collar. Date: 1899
Frilly Fashions 1892Blue: yoke bodice, sleeves (3 vandyked flounces, pleated transparent flared cuffs). Brown: wrap-over coat bodice, frilled revers, gored skirt, gigot sleeves, broad belt. Date: 1892
Fashions Early 1880SBlack mantle: lace, jet beads & passementerie. Blue dress: panniers, vandyked skirt, under-skirt with flounces at hem. Jacket body: frilled basques & shoulder puffs. Date: early 1880s
Ladies Treasury 1880Jacket body: pointed side basques, wrap-over front & buckle, skirt of narrow flounces & slight train. Plum & grey tunic: pleated bodice, cord & tassel belt. Date: 1880
Greenhouse Fashions 1899White gown: gauged bodice, simulated tunic with flounces & pearls. Purple & lilac dress & bolero: bold floral print trimmed in black. Both have square necklines. Date: 1899
Striped Dress 1899yellow & black vertically striped tunic dress ornamented with rows of tiny flounces on revers, cuffs, epaulettes, over-skirt & cravat. Worn with a blouse with horizontal tucks Date: 1899
Walking Dress 1819Lemon coloured pelisse, trimmed at hem, collar & cuffs with 2 narrow fluted full flounces; large pink bonnet, red Parisian reticule & Marine boots. Date: 1819
Evening Dress 1818White evening gown worn over a blue slip. The neck-line is cut low & off the shoulder. The long sleeves have vandyked epaulettes & cuffs. The hem has 3 deep flounces of lace. Date: 1818
Spotted Costume 1827Hat with ostrich feathers, rosettes under the brim & long strings. Red & yellow spotted gown with gigot sleeves & transparent over-sleeve. Skirt with scalloped flounces. Date: 1827
Lady Dressing Circa 1860A well dressed young lady, in evening dress, assists another lady to dress. Her camisole or possibly chemise is clearly visible & her gown is obviously in two parts. Date: circa 1860
Selection of black Surah parasols 1886A selection of fashionable black Surah parasols with carved handles, tassels, flounces, fringing, lace and ribbons 1886
Lady in blue and white dress by Philippe et GastonLady in a blue and white crepe visitors dress trimmed with fringes, by Philippe et Gaston. Her maid is helping her get dressed. 1924
Young lady in dress by Paul PoiretYoung lady in a two-tone green dress by Paul Poiret, with autumn leaves falling from a tree. 1924
Dryden / Fashion / 155A white dress to illustrate flounce Date: circa 1928
Fashions 1 July 1883Girl: long bodice & kilted skirt. Women: jacket bodice, waistcoat front, horizontal bands of gaging & puffing on the skirt; black beaded mantle, flounces & apron front Date: 1883
DRESS & CAPE 1914Brimless hat & feathers, dress of tiered tunic & tango skirt, gathered cape with flounce, blouse with wired collar, wrap over long sleeved waistcoat in a vertical stripe & gloves. Date: 1914
Miss Lascelles CostumeMiss Annie Lascelles, singer, wears a gown with a skirt comprised of 3 flounces that appear to be decorated with beads. The bodice is trimmed with rows of lace & fringing Date: 1850s
Paris Fashions for September 1859From left, a highed necked walking dress with one deep flounce at the bottom of the skirt edged with narrow velvet, and five small plaited flounces above also edged with narrow velvet
Flounces and Frill Dispute the Favours of the Evening ModeColourful fashion illustrations for evening wear
Costume / Children 1855Girls: broderie Anglaise jacket, plaid skirt, dress with 3 flounces, pantalettes, open body & bands over the chest. Boys: black trousers & round jacket & belted tunics
Tatler fashions for February 1930, by Gordon ConwayA fashion design by Gordon Conway, taken from a series of monthly supplements drawn by the artist. This illustration shows an outfit of brown and yellow crepe marocain
Frilly Mantle 1899Black mantle with high fan shaped collar ornamented with passementerie & with cascades & flounces of accordian pleated chiffon which forms a ruffle down the front
Women on Balcony 1878Jacket bodices with plastrons, tie-back skirts & trains. One with an over-skirt fastening across the front with buttoned straps over an under-skirt of flounces
Green Costume 1877Vertical silhouette enhances by vertical trim on the cuirasse bodice and skirt. The front plastron is in the same shade as the cuffs. The skirt has a rounded train
History of Fashion 1876Change in silhouette: the bustle has slipped, bodice is elongated, the skirt is tightly swathed at the front & has a long train. Dresses of 2 colours are fashionable
Empire Fashions 1864Striped cloak: fringing & lace border. White ball dress with rows of puffings adorned with roses. Pink & white dress: under-skirt with 6 flounces & lace-edged tunic
Pannier Skirts of 1868Pardessus with a Watteau pleat; pannier skirts & pleated or gathered flounces. Girl: over skirt & sleeveless bolero worn over a blue dress with horizontal stripes
Red & White Dress 1863White dress: Greek bodice & black Swiss belt. Two dresses with berthas, puffings at the hem, overskirts, flounces of lace & bows. The white dress has a red dentilated trim
Ladies & Girl 1865Dress with Swiss ceinture, flounces applied in waves held with rosettes & a red bordered mantle; straw hats & plumes, gabrielle sleeves, bodice with long basques at the back
Fashions in Garden ?1864Pink: flounces & ruched trim, sash with floating ends at rear, white under-bodice with threaded black ribbon at neck & cuffs. Mantle: blue lining, emroidery & flounce border
Green DressLate 19th century deptiction of clothing from 1860. An emerald green dress adorned with pinked flounces, mandarin sleeves & white undersleeves (engageantes)
Chemise & Nightgown 1919WOLFHEAD UNDERGARMENTS: a lady in black stockings wears an Empire chemise with a lace yoke, her friend wears a nightdress, while the maid brings in a tiered under-skirt
Recess Dress 1826Pink & white striped gown with long, full sleeves and 4 flounces at the hem invented by Miss Pierpoint; hat with a tall crown & broad brim, striped scarf & parasol
Lacy Dresses 1903Two ladies in decorative dresses, one yellow with lace flounces on the sleeves, one blue with cape-like collar
Flounced Evening DressAn elegant woman wearing a spotted organdie evening dress with deep flounces around the hem & butterfly sleeves; a garland of flowers is worn around the bodice
Costume / Women / Paris 1863A later 19th century depiction of fashions of the 1860s. A young Parisian lady wears a dress with full bishop sleeves & wide skirt supported by a cage crinoline
Fox Fur Stole 1924Slender young woman in a black & white two-piece dress drapes a silver fox fur stole, complete with head, over a chair back
Cafe Society 1906Paris fashions: bell shaped skirt with gathered flounces, broad belt, lace high-necked blouse, fur stole & hat tilted forwards; an embroidered jacket with shawl collar
2 DRESSES 1852Two gowns: 1 with ruched skirt & lace flounces with ribbons & a ribbon trimmed stomacher corsage; gold dress overlaid with black lace with 2 deep flounces
Costume Women 1852Dresses: white with large floral design printed to fit the 3 flounces - flounces a disposition ; blue edged with black stripes & waistcoat style front in a contrasting fabric
Bell Assemblee 1852The skirt of her gown has six flounces, the sleeves have two. The bodice of the dress comprises of 2 pleats from the shoulder diminishing to a point at the waist
Blue & White Dress 1875Blue & white dress with low, square neckline & jacket bodice, under-skirt composed of lace flounces & puffings, the over-skirt arranged over a bustle or crinolette
Fashion 1900 / LizTunic dress. The simulated tunic is pointed front & back with a chevron design to which is attached accordian pleated flounces. A double ruffle ornaments the bodice
Costume October 1851Gowns by Monsieur Gagelin. A Spanish style manteau or cloak of lace with a ?hood is worn by one lady while her companion sports a grey 3/4 length manteau
Black Ensemble 1929Ensemble by Ts Talbot: black crepe satin dress with deep fold-over collar, bow fastenings down the front, cap sleeves & tiered flounces descending from the hips
Quilted Red Dress 1868Green & white polonaise dress with 3 skirts & ornamented with rouleaux, flounces & bows. Red quilted dress with polonaise & double skirt. Girl wears a black mantle with cape
Dryden / Fashion / 132Woman in a blue flounce dress
Nos Loisirs March 1924Warm tubular shaped low waisted dresses: one with fur cuffs & collar & a pleated skirt, the other with double hip flounces. N.B ribbed stockings & small bags/ purses
Vienna Fashion 1843A Viennese woman wears a dress & a small cape in a large checked print. The cuffs & collar are of lace. A long veil falls from the back of her bonnet
Crinoline Hampers WalkKitty & Adolphus attempt a country walk but her fashionable silhouette creates yet another barrier between them & happiness. Fido, her dog makes a break for freedom
Blue Gowns 1837Hair: plaited & coiled over the ears. Dresses: off-the shoulder, long ribbons descending from the waist, single flounce at hem, sleeves consisting of 3 lace flounces
Ball Dress / Bouquet 1861Green dress: fluted flounces, white tulle over-skirt looped up with plumes, corsage en coeur. Garibaldi shirt, black skirt with a red velvet band at the hem & on the pockets
Costume January 1862Ball / evening dress: pink & white ruched edged flounces, over-skirt hitched up at the sides & ornamented with pink roses. Black pardessus with pagoda sleeves
Musical Ladies 1851Skirt with 5 flounces, black lace jacket & broad floating ribbon ends descending from the waist. Green redingote: bow trim, undersleeves with reversed vandyked cuffs
Printed Frocks 1929Print frocks in georgette & chiffon: casino frock with cape, scalloped yokes & uneven hem; bertha corsage, flared flounce & pleated ruffle trim; brown dress: box-pleated flounces
Chiffon Frocks 1929Pretty chiffon frocks: rose print with flounces from shoulder to hem, blossom print with pleated skirt & hanging scarf ends, chrysanthemum print with train & cape back
Lace Frocks 1929Feminine dresses with uneven hemlines using lace, silk & satin in tiered flounces, chevron shaped inserts & in gathered side panels & capes
USA Teen Fashion 1924Selection of teenage fashions: tubular drop waist dresses or skirts & tunic style blouses in patterned prints with flounces, tiered skirts round collars & embroidery
Girl with Skipping RopeA girl in a long sleeved dress with button front detail, narrow ruff & knife-pleated flounces at the hem & rear in imitation of womens fashion & buttoned boots
