Décolletage, dots, dresses, and other fashion definitions

Posted by Jessica Kay Murray | Sep 5, 2015 | Old Book Scans | 0 |

These pages contain many useful fashion terms and definitions! Illustrated is a directoire costume, Dolly Verde Costume (1870), different types of dots (differentiating between those applied chemically, woven, or embroidered), and more.

Types of dresses defined include:

The Bungalow Apron of 1924

“Little Women Dress”

Jumper Dree

One Hour Dress of 1920

Dirndl dress

Peter Thompson dress

… and many more, as you can see!

About The Author

Jessica Kay Murray

Professional WordPress nerd. Lover of all things older than me. I am fascinated by early 1900s labor and feminist history, and have a sporadic addiction to reading nonfiction about those things on Archive.org. I scan old photographs and ephemera when I get really super bored. On Etsy I sell vintage clothing that I got as part of an interesting trade deal a few years ago.