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Even the clothes women would ride horses in received these sorts of embellishments. [5] Croquet players of 1864 loop their skirts up from floor-length over hooped petticoats. Small hats with ribbon streamers were very popular for young women in the mid-1860s. Day dresses featured wide pagoda sleeves worn over undersleeves or engageantes.
One page that is dedicated to celebrating photography from history is Old-Time Photos on Facebook. This account shares digitized versions of photos from the late 1800s all the way up to the 1980s.
The Old Covered Bridge is a circa 1941 oil painting by the American outsider painter Grandma Moses, produced at age 81 and signed "Moses". It has been in the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum since 1957.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity.
The sturdy bridge survived the 1913 flood, lasting until 1926 when it was replaced by the current State Street Bridge. The top of the Kline Block can be seen at the far right at the corner of ...
"Woman with a fan made of feathers", photograph by Alvan S. Harper; Hairstyle of 1887 is swept up into a knot, with the front hair curled and frizzled over the forehead. Fashions from La Mode Illustrée show dresses made of contrasting fabrics worn with "shelf" bustles and opera-length gloves, 1887.
The bridge provides a useful route for visitors to the park, which first opened in 1977 in the picturesque grounds of Bretton Hall, which was a teacher training college between 1949 and 2007.
1790s: Women: "age of undress"; [7] dressing like statues coming to life; [16] Greek fashion started to inspire the current fashion, and fillet-Greek classical hairstyles and high waisted clothing with a more triangular hem started to find its way; pastel fabrics; natural makeup; bare arms; blonde wigs; accessorized with: hats, Draped turban, gloves, jewelry, small handbags – reticules ...