1910 dress

Last week's photo of the day theme was evening wear. With prom season right around the corner and so many winter balls and galas taking place, it is the perfect time to look at the most glamorous of all vintage evening gowns and dresses. We can't forget the gentlemen, too, who always look so fine

The teenager and the high school girl, from ages 12 to 20, was at a crossroads in life and fashion. No longer suitable wearing the knee length ruffled dresses she wore as a young girl, nor ready for the maturity of women's clothing, she found herself somewhere in between. During WWI, when High School girls

1910s Evening dress Silk chiffon, sequins, beads Palais Galliera

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The bodices of both dresses appear to arise in back, well below the shoulders, rising to just below the bust (l.) or just above the bust's maximum.

Once upon a time in a fairytale land far, far away, women wore pretty dresses and walked around a shimmering lake on the arms of handsome men while white-gloved young maids, with flower wreaths on …

Day dress ca. 1904-05 From the Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti via Europeana Fashion