#ad In this week's #SeekTheAntique, historian Laura Fitzachary gives us a brief overview of Victorian beauty ideals as they related to gloves like this pair found at a recent fair.

Angela Dean Reflects on Designing the Iconic 2000 Essence Magazine Cover: ‘This Is A Moment Frozen In Time’ https://shinemycrown.com/angela-dean-reflects-on-designing-the-iconic-2000-essence-magazine-cover-this-is-a-moment-frozen-in-time/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AngelaDean #FashionDesign #EssenceMagazine #IconicCovers #FashionHistory

Bard College: Textile Artist Mae Colburn ’10 Talks with Vogue About Archiving her Grandmother’s Vintage Skirt Collection. “[Mae] Colburn’s mother is a clothing historian and her dad is a photographer so the project spoke to their collective skills. Together the family has catalogued and photographed 632 vintage wool skirts. The physical archive is in Colburn’s Brooklyn studio—which is […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/bard-college-textile-artist-mae-colburn-10-talks-with-vogue-about-archiving-her-grandmothers-vintage-skirt-collection/

#ad This week's #SeekTheAntique sees historian Laura Fitzachary desperately holding back a rendition of "My Favourite Things" as it's all about vintage powder compacts!

Thanks to Red Dog Antiques for participating - you'll find them at this Sunday's fair, Royal Marine Hotel, #DunLaoghaire, 11am-5:30, €3.50 admission.

#SeekTheAntique, a new limited series offering insight into some fascinating fair finds, in collaboration with the one-and-only Laura Fitzachary kicks off with this absolute gem for the fashionistas out there!

You can always find out more about upcoming fairs on VintageIreland.eu
For more on Laura Fitzachary, check out SeekTheHistoric.com

When you go fishing in the 12th century you just need to wear a hat and a cloak.
Guta-Sintram Codex, 1154. Picture from Wikipedia.
#medieval #medievalart #medievalfashion #12thcentury #fashionhistory

Happy birthday to chemist William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)! This #lino block print ‘William Henry Perkin Discovers Mauve’ is about how the British chemist & entrepreneur made the serendipitous discovery of the 1st synthetic organic dye: mauveine. ⁠
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Perkins entered the Royal College of Chemistry in London in 1853 when he was only 15, studying with August Wilhelm von Hofmann. 1/n
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#linocut #printmaking #sciart #chemistry #MastoArt #dye #histsci #chemist #FashionHistory #purple #mauve #colour

VINTAGE POSTCARD Mode Caps Woman Her hat for bases

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#Fashion #Caps #Woman #Hat #Bases #VintagePostcard #History #Heritage #VintageArt #Style
#HistoricalPostcard #FashionHistory #ArtisticDesign #CulturalHeritage #VintageFashion #Illustration #HatStyle

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VINTAGE POSTCARD Mode Caps Woman the trouser skirt made her appearance with the meeting of Auteuil

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#Fashion #Caps #Woman #TrouserSkirt #Auteuil #VintagePostcard #History #Heritage #VintageArt #Style
#HistoricalPostcard #FashionHistory

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Comparing Francois Boucher’s portrait of Madame de Pompadour and an 1860s Victorian fancy dress costume which clearly references the painting! While the visual characteristics of the mid-1700s gown are taken on board - such as the pink bows and the open-front mantua construction - the Victorian costume is very firmly Victorian.
#fashionhistory #history #costumehistory #historicaldress #historicalcostume #18thcentury

Alexander McQueen Plato’s Atlantis “Armadillo Boots,” 2010.

Alexander McQueen Plato’s Atlantis “Armadillo Boots,” 2010. #FashionSky #FashionHistory #Fashion #HighFashion #Couture #HauteCouture #Shoe #Boot #AlexanderMcQueen

One of the great creators of the interwar years. She's a familiar name to fashion historians, but she deserves to be more widely remembered.

#MadeleineVionnet #FashionHistory #HistoryOfDress #Couture

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/madeleine-vionnet-an-introduction?srsltid=AfmBOopNw-itesBwomVCwsiwmQe6dTw-jFewR0-SP-jeQVZqzGewiz4y

Hi Mastodon, I am Epochs of Fashion - art historian, sewing lover, museum goer and looking for like-minded people who love a bit of niche historical knowledge. I post about fashion and social history!

Here’s a Terminology Overview of a medieval Houppelande gown and Hennin headdress! #fashionhistory #costumehistory #arthistory #medieval #historical #historylesson #historicalcostume #historicaldress #epochsoffashion