Showing posts with label Madeleine Vionnet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Madeleine Vionnet. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Vintage Dresses

Here in Sweden we have a blogger and vintage expert etc...named Elsa Billgren. One day I stumbled over her Pinterest site, and found a page full of gorgeous vintage dresses! So after having looked at it for a while, and then changed my clothes - my own dress became full of drool for some reason... - I decided to simply "borrow" my favorite pictures and share them with you all! So. Here we go!

1895-1910 Belle Epoch summer dress

1905. Anna Pavlova's "The White Swan" costume, designed by Leo Bakst

1948. Designed by Charles James

1937. By Madeleine Vionnet

Backside of the dress above

Dated to the last third of the 18th century

1913. Russia

1950s

1957. By Elizabeth Arden

1951. "Petal" Dress by Charles James

1950s

1950s

1949. "Venus Gown" by Dior

To see all the dresses on Elsa's Pinterest, go here: http://pinterest.com/elsabillgren/klanningar/















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