Items tagged "Trying on History": 15
Four Students Posing in Full Costume during Trying on History
Four students from the History of Fashion class pose in full costume during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"
Three Students wearing hoopskirts and paniers during Trying on History
Three students from a visiting French class, wearing a hoopskirt, a farthingale, and paniers during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"
Two Students posing on Sofa during Trying on History with Project AWARE
Two students from the group Project AWARE, posing on a sofa in full costume during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"
Back View of Students in Corsets during Trying on History with Project AWARE
Some students from the group Project AWARE, posing in corsets during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"
Front View of Students in Corsets during Trying on History with Project AWARE
Some students from the group Project AWARE, posing in corsets during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"
Gold Jacquard Dress with Animal Motif
Gold jacquard evening sheath, sleeveless, scoopneck, 1929? '˜Handkerchief' hem, very uneven, animal motif jacquard; Gold jacquard evening sheath, sleeveless, scoopneck, 1929? '˜Handkerchief' hem, very uneven; jacquard with floral motif and elephants, tigers, foxes, and deer
Blue Velvet Dress
Blue silk velvet; drop waist dress; V-neck; sleeveless; asymmetrical drop waist curving down to the right; large bow with one tail at left hip; fuller skirt, below knee; waist seam at back curves up to the left. ; Drop waist dress; v-neck; sleeveless; asymmetrical drop waist curving down to the right; large bow with one tail at left hip; fuller…
Simple Petticoat with Ruffle
white petticoat w/ruffle at hem - very plain; white petticoat w/ruffle at hem - very plain -mid-calf-length, full skirt, gored, ruffle at hem, hook and eye closure
Petticoat with Swiss Dots (DEACCESSIONED)
white petticoat w/dotted swiss panel at hem; white petticoat w/dotted swiss panel at hem calf-length a-line petticoat, seam 2/3s down with 2-layer ruffle, princess seams on skirt, drawstring waist with tie at center back and buttoned placket
Petticoat with Buttoned Slits
white petticoat w/buttoned slits at front & lace at hem; white petticoat w/buttoned slits at front & lace at hem -cotton drawstring waist petticoat, tucks below knee, buttoned slits at hem, cotton crocheted lace at hem
Light Tan Silk Dress
light tan silk dress with blue and gold embroidery Set-in sleeves, fine lace/mesh collar, and thick silk embroidery in gold an dblue/green
1924 Class Day Dress
Dress of sheer yellow and ivory cotton batiste with embroidered trim; cord tie neckline with tassels at ends; cap sleeves; band of fabric defining dropped waist; skirt gathered onto dropped waist; ivory embroidered trim on skirt (single strand embroidery);hem and turned sleeve edges are hand sewn. Worn at Class Day by Martha Stockwell Mumford '24.