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1890s childrens fashion illustrations

1890s Children’s Fashions – styles for boys and girls

Here are some very rare illustrations of winter 1892 fashions for “little folks”. “Child’s sack” and a little girl’s coat are illustrated, as well as petticoats (princess style), night drawers with stockings, and moccasins/slippers. This series of scans also includes a brief section on Styles for Boys and Men, which details a little boy’s suit [...]

Misses and girls fashions from 1892

Styles for Misses and Girls (Winter of 1892 – The Delineator)

Here are some scanned fashion plates, illustrating winter fashions for young women and girls in 1892. The teenage girls clothing in the early 1890s doesn’t look that much different than fashions for women. I cannot imagine dressing a 7 year old in all the frills and layers that these illustrations show younger children wearing! It [...]

Amy Robsart Sleeve - 1892 illustration

Winter 1892 Ladies Sleeve, Skirt, Bustle, and Train Fashions

Working my way through scanning this 1890s fashion magazine, and digitized these images of more dress details from the winter of 1892: Amy Robsart Sleeve, with a puff at the very top of the shoulder, “strapped” Front and back views of basques with leg of mutton sleeves Ladies cuff fashions Shopping bag “fancy muff” Tiered [...]

1892 Ladies Basque Fashion Illustrations

1892 Cloak, Coat, and Basque Fashions

Here are some fashion illustrations from 1892, detailing the latest fashions in ladies cloaks, coats, and bustles. Decorations included curled silk feather trimming, and velvets. Fabrics were damask, wool, and brocade. Pictured: A ladies wrap cape with a high collar and puff sleeves is pictured, both front and back. Ladies wrap cape with sleeves and [...]

1890s fashion magazine scan

Fashions for January 1892

Here are some more scans of fashions from this January 1892 issue of the Delineator. As you can see, the text goes into great detail describing details of the current trends and particulars of how the clothing was constructed. Very essential details for the fashionable 1890s lady!

1892 ladies dress

Remarks on Current Fashions & Fashion Illustrations from 1892

Here begins an illustrated article detailing ladies fashion trends of 1892. It starts out: “The half-long house coat and panier bodice or basque are about equally favored. Since wide hips have the  special approval of la Mode, it is reasonable to conclude that the reign of the panier will be general, particularly in house fabrics [...]