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This dress belonged to Martha Mears Yocum Canfield. It was made of champagne color silk with woven floral ornament.
The garment is decorated with guipure and thin lace.
The bodice is adorned with artificial pearls, incredibly fashionable at that time. Small train completes the silhouette at the back. Producer — “B. Altman and Company”.
This unique wedding dress is made of silk duchess satin and tulle.The skirt is decorated with handmade wax bouquets.They depict “fleur d’orange” — pure white flowers of the or- ange tree, which were a traditional element of wedding cloth- ing and a symbol of virginity. The previous owner of the dress — Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA) — dates it back to 1903-1904, but it is pos- sible that it was made earlier. The ceinture (waistband of the bodice) carries an embroidered logotype of House of Worth.
Elegant promenade dress made of golden Silk. The item has tailor’s label: “Robes & Confection, Warenhaus D. Lessner, Wien – VI. Mariahilferstrasse 83, Parterre und Mezzanin, Robes & Modes”. The other dress of this company is presented in the collection of Charleston museum, South Carolina, USA.
Balmoral style received its name from the place of origin — Balmoral Castle in Scotland. This dress is the perfect sample of the abovementioned style. It is made of silk taffeta with a national tartan pattern in terracotta shade.
Hussars were the type of light cavalry, which originally appeared in Hungary. Hussars recruited horse riders of medium height. They had to pursue the enemy or conduct reconnaissance operations on fast horses. Officer’s pelisse (top jacket) of life-guards hussar regiment is made of red cloth with a wide edging of fur on the collar, edg- es, and cuffs. The front of the jacket is sewn with a metalized gilded twisted cord. Over it, buttons with emblem are placed. On the sleeves, the pelisse is trimmed with a wide hussar gild- ed seaming lace with loops and knots. The lining is sewn on with red fabric.
Welcome to the Victoria Museum – the current “time machine” in the center of Kiev, where each guest will find something unique and special! Today, the Victoria Museum collections include about 100 authentic costumes and dresses, as well as about 600 exhibits that convey the style and atmosphere of pre-revolutionary city life.
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