Deborah Davis

I live in the wrong century. Fantasise taking tea with historical people. Adore style/design.

[Deborah Davis @davis_deborah]

Likes the quote "It is our emptiness and lowliness that God needs and not our plenitude. These are a few of the ways we can practice humility:
Speak as little as possible of oneself.
Mind one's own business.
Choose always the hardest
Abbreviation.

[Deborah Davis @davis_deborah]

Likes the quote "be kind to each other. It is better to commit faults with gentleness than to work miracles with unkindness" https://t.co/OGg39cFETC via @goodreads

[Deborah Davis @davis_deborah]

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[Deborah Davis @davis_deborah]

@OutlanderCostum I love your costume chat. Love it💋 Thank you for all you have given to the world ♥️

[Deborah Davis @davis_deborah]

@OutlanderCostum Genius

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

This has always seemed like a dress forged through magic. The fabric is a shot velvet so that at one moment it is pink but with a slight shift could be green. And then the twist and drape of construction. The genius of #1950s Mme Grès @PalaisGalliera #fashionhistory

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

A great ball of orange warmth to brighten January drizzle. This mid #1860s favourite features a trompe l’oeil lace effect decoration, an early design by the #HouseofWorth hinting at the innovative textile treatments that would follow @KSUMuseum #fashionhistory

[Fashion History Timeline @FITfashionstory]

The échelle, a heavily decorated stomacher adorned with a series of bows down its front, was made popular by Madame de Pompadour, King Louis XV’s official mistress. This style of stomacher was seen throughout the late 17th century. Read more! https://t.co/QoIVJ2tiji

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This 1860 evening dress is made in a delicate pink silk adorned with simple bows and lace along the bodice and skirt. The bodice of the dress has a wide bertha collar that sits off the shoulder, covering the top half of the arms. Read more!

https://t.co/vMeb9vZQG1

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The Christian Dior 1948 Eugénie ball gown drew on the 19th-century Empress Eugénie for inspiration. The dress is made from blush-pink nylon and features a tiered bell-shaped skirt silhouette. Read more!
https://t.co/wiIvL3Xg0T

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1760s womenswear marks the last decade of the robe à la française’s popularity, and demonstrates the continued Rococo influence on fashion. Read more! https://t.co/gxa6LLOh1p

[Deborah Davis @davis_deborah]

One of my all time faves

[Fashion History Timeline @FITfashionstory]

Franz Winterhalter’s 1865 portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria depicts her wearing a glamorous evening gown, thought to be designed by Worth, which demonstrates her trendsetter status during the time. Read more!
https://t.co/VIl2xmZvG8

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The leg-of-mutton sleeve was worn by men and women in the 16th century and then by women in 1840s and again in the 1890s. The sleeves had full gathers or pleats sat into the armhole, which tapered down to the wrist. Read more!

https://t.co/FV0pmF7q90

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This 1862 French cream and mint silk day dress demonstrates many popular fashions of the day, including elaborate trimmings and a full crinoline skirt. Read more! https://t.co/WAVXyPKPWr

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This 1863 French silk day dress has a fairly simple and standard silhouette for the period; however the embroidery and cornflower blue color make it extremely fashionable. Read more! https://t.co/Y4JT3hrXQf

[Deborah Davis @davis_deborah]

@plummie9 @museumatFIT Am so interested in Spitalfields

[NicDaisy @plummie9]

England.
Spitalfields silk, c. 1735.

Gown, c.1765.

© @museumatFIT
#FashionHistory

[Deborah Davis @davis_deborah]

@plummie9 @metmuseum Gorgeous work on this gown

[NicDaisy @plummie9]

French.

Robe à la Française, 1710-1774.

silk.
© @metmuseum
#FashionHistory

[NicDaisy @plummie9]

Netherlands.

Evening dress, 1850-56.
Tartalan, cotton, silk, satin & metal thread.

© @rijksmuseum
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