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Dinner dress American, about 1840, MFAB Ballgown Inspiration, Dickens Dress, 1840s Dress, 1800s Dresses, 1840s Fashion, 1860s Dresses, Victorian Dresses, 1860 Fashion, Victorian Hairstyles

So, last week I made a silly mistake and published two Rate the Dresses. I noticed it a few hours later and withdrew the one I hadn’t meant to publish. So most of you only saw the 1780s pastel polonaised froof that I left up (and most of didn’t particularly care for it and rated it a not-very inspiring 5.2 out of 10). But some of you did get a sneak-peek at this week’s Rate the Dress, so have had all week to think about whether you like it or not.. 1840s dresses can be a bit, well, plain and…

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1770s Fashion, Dress Pattern Vintage, 18th Century Dresses, Linen Gown, Colonial Dress, 18th Century Dress, Rococo Fashion, Historic New England, 18th Century Costume

This gown was originally made as an open robe--meant to be worn with a petticoat--most likely in the 1770s. It was re-made into a round gown--the skirt was closed across the front--sometime in the mid to late 1780s. The gown is constructed from plainweave linen plate-printed in indigo with a repeating pattern of floral sprays and seashells. It was altered again, probably in the late nineteenth century, to add a row of metal hook and eye closures down the center front of the bodice. The back…

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