fripperies & fobs
for the sartorially obsessed
Day dress, 1855-60
From the Wadsworth Atheneum via the New York Times

Day dress, 1855-60

From the Wadsworth Atheneum via the New York Times

Ball gown ca. 1850

From LACMA

Day dress ca. 1859
From the Museum at FIT

Day dress ca. 1859

From the Museum at FIT

Evening dress, 1858-59

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Evening dress ca. 1859-60

From the MFA

Evening dress ca. 1855
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Evening dress ca. 1855

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ball gown ca. 1858

From the MFA

Ball gown ca. 1860
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ball gown ca. 1860

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Evening dress ca. 1850-55
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Evening dress ca. 1850-55

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The costumes in the new production of The Heiress, designed by Albert Wolsky, are very pretty!

(Source: theheiressonbroadway.com)