I know I’ve seen this gown floating around tumblr before, but it just makes me so happy. It’s seasonably appropriate, as well!
FEATHERS!
American silk evening dress for R. H. White & Company, 1885. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
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I know I’ve seen this gown floating around tumblr before, but it just makes me so happy. It’s seasonably appropriate, as well!

FEATHERS!

American silk evening dress for R. H. White & Company, 1885. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

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Tags: 1880s fashion