Starshine Junkyard

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Postcard found here

The dress is courtesy of the Met, Dress (Ball Gown) c. 1900–1903

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Another dress on my mood board is this McQueen gown from the 2008 Fall/Winter collection.

It’s joined by one of my favorite Lucile gowns.

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I have a collection of about ten images on my moodboard for Friday’s evening dress.

This is one of my main images from Vintage Textile and is dated 1911.

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Dress 1910s

The Indianapolis Museum of Art

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Court gown & train

London, England
Redfern
1907
Museum Purchase, Funds provided by Yvonne Hummel
2008.932.19AB

I have picked  a short sample of what I found to be interesting in the article but I encourage you to click the link at the bottom left hand corner and read the original post by FIDM. It’s well worth the read!

“To be presented at court, a woman had to be sponsored by another woman (often a mother, mother-in-law or other relative) who had already been presented at court. During Edward and Alexandra’s reign, American women presented at court were always sponsored by the wife of the American ambassador. In her application, the sponsor vouched for the character of the presentee, ensuring that only women of good character were presented. Under no circumstances could a woman who wanted to be presented make an application for herself. All applicants were investigated before being accepted for presentation. Women eligible for presentation included wives and daughters of the aristocracy, clergy, navy or military officers and certain “aristocratic” professions, including physicians and barristers. Ineligible women included divorcees who were considered legally at fault for the divorce, and actresses… . The train on our court dress is the required 11 feet, and attaches at the shoulders with hand-carved cameos depicting classical dancers. The classical theme is continued in the graduated laurel leaves decorating the train. Vertical lines of laurel leaves accent the princess seams of the gown, a silhouette named for Queen Alexandra when she was the Princess of Wales.”

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“In 1903 The San Francisco Call brought a whole page article about ‘Anna Held and her Sadie Girls,’ a copy of which is provided by the Library of Congress.  The two images in the article offer front and back views of the lovely tiny-waisted ladies, and below is another I found (Click to enlarge).”