Collections

Highlights from the collection on this website are listed below. Click on the link to access the individual post for each item. 




Promenade dress, taupe silk faille (c. 1880s)


Fancy dress ball costume, navy velvet bodice, pink satin skirt (c. 1883)

Fancy dress ball costume, grey silk damask (c. 1883)

Fancy dress ball costume, pink velvet bodice, aqua satin skirt (c. 1883)


From "Treasures of the Costume Collection  1740-1930" Exhibition (2018):




From "Mannequins on the Runway, Haute Couture and Contemporary Designs of the 20th Century" Exhibition (2017):

Elizabeth Arden custom salon ball gown, silk satin (c. 1960s) #553





Caroline Herrera wedding gown, silk organza (c. 1989) #722
#722


From "Inside Out  How Understructures Created the Fashion Silhouette of the 19th Century" Exhibition (2015):










From “Here Come the Brides” Exhibition (2014):









From “Stepping Out in the Jazz Age” Exhibition (2012-2013):











From “Fashion Transformed – La Belle Époque to Moderne"










From “Ladies of Prospect Avenue"