fripperies & fobs
for the sartorially obsessed
Robe a l’anglaise ca. 1765
From the Costume Museum of Canada

Robe a l’anglaise ca. 1765

From the Costume Museum of Canada

Worth ball gown ca. 1872
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Worth ball gown ca. 1872

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

La Mode Illustrée, 1878

La Mode Illustrée, 1878

Afternoon dress ca. 1870
From LiveAuctioneers

Afternoon dress ca. 1870

From LiveAuctioneers

Evening dress ca. 1914

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Robe a la francaise ca. 1780

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Worth ball gown ca. 1905

From MCNY

Robe a la francaise ca. 1780

From the Germanic National Museum

Ensemble ca. 1884-86

From the Museum of London

Costume designed by Anna Duse for Vera-Ellen in Let’s Be Happy (1957).
From Profiles in History

Costume designed by Anna Duse for Vera-Ellen in Let’s Be Happy (1957).

From Profiles in History