Elegant Dress Designs from the 1930s

Detailed watercolor sketches of vintage dresses, highlighting floral patterns, luxurious fabrics, and intricate designs from the early 20th century.

Francis Law Durand, Dress, c 1939 Dress

Charles Pilatte for the Ghys house. Model-figure for seamstress. White town dress adorned with red stripes bordered by black lace, model of Madame Ghys. Watercolor on cardboard. 1860. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 37796-9 Watercolor on Carton, album, Couturiere, black lace, red braid, young woman, Ghys house, fellow, white city dress, Second Empire

Morning Dress. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 34 x 25.5 cm (13 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mary E. Humes.

Kahn, Cécile. Fashion drawing (dummy title), 1900. Black ink, black stone, blue pencil on Bristol. Palais Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris.

Mary E Humes, Dress, c 1937 Dress

Dress. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 39.5 x 31.3 cm (15 9/16 x 12 5/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Melita Hofmann.

Dress. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 36.5 x 31.3 cm (14 3/8 x 12 5/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Arelia Arbo.

Dress. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.8 x 22 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Herbert Marsh.

Boy's Dress. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 22" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Esther Hansen.

Francis Law Durand, Tea Apron, c 1938 Tea Apron

Silk Taffeta Costume. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 22.3 cm (14 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sarah F. Williams.

Dress. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.5 x 22.1 cm (11 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fanchon Larzelere.

Mary E Humes, Dress, 1935 1942 Dress

Sara Garfinkel, Girl's Dress, c 1937 Girl's Dress

Charles Pilatte for the Ghys house. Model-figure for seamstress. White and blue dress with darker blue geometric decoration, Mrs. Ghys model. Watercolor on cardboard. 1860. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 37792-9 Watercolor on Carton, album, white, blue, couturiere, geometric decor, young woman, house ghys, model-figial, evening dress, second empire

Regency woman in evening dress reading a musical score. Tull dress with Pomona green satin folds over a white satin slip, stomacher trimmed with blond lace quilling, satin sash, headdress with ostrich feathers. Designed by Mrs Charlotte Bean of Albemarle Street. Vol. 14, Plate 5, July I, 1815. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Uwins from Rudolph Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Strand, London.

Dress. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 33.5 x 25.2 cm (13 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edna C. Rex.

Jessie M Benge, Dress, c 1936 Dress

Charles Pilatte for the Ghys house. Model-figure for seamstress. White evening dress, green plate, white embroidery, poppy garland and wheat ears on the side, bouquet on the left shoulder, Madame Ghys model. Watercolor on cardboard. 1860-1870. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 37834-9 Watercolor on cardboard, white, left shoulder bouquet, embroidery, poppy, epis of ble, female, garland, young woman, house ghys, female model, female model, green footboard, for couturiere, evening dress, second empire

Edith Towner, Doll Eugenia, c 1939 Doll - Eugenia

Charles Pilatte for the Ghys house. Model-figure for seamstress. Evening dress with rounded sides jacket, decor of roses and green foliage under draped tulle, pleated and stained steering wheel, model of Madame Ghys. Watercolor on cardboard. 1860. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 37830-6 A jacket, watercolor on cardboard, pink decor, female, green foliage, young woman, house ghys, female model, female model, rounded pan, for couturiere, evening dress, second empire, under tulle drape, fluffy steering wheel and floor

Julie C Brush, Dress, c 1937 Dress

Infant's Cape. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 46.5 x 35.7 cm (18 5/16 x 14 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Earl.

Girl's Dress. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 46 x 36.7 cm (18 1/8 x 14 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 28" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nancy Crimi.

Marie Mitchell, Child's Dress, c 1937 Child's Dress

Al Curry, Child's Dress, c 1937 Child's Dress

Joseph L Boyd, Doll, c 1937 Doll

Charles Pilatte for the Ghys house. Model-figure for seamstress. Evening dress with pleated bodice, pink festoon bordered by white pearls, first tulle in white polka dots ended by the same festoon, bottom of the dress with white embroidered steering wheel, pink passenger: cords and acorns, MADAME GHYS model. Watercolor on cardboard. 1860-1870. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 37835-18 Watercolor on cardboard, low dress, white pearl borde, cord, pleat bodies, female, pink festoon, glans, young woman, ghys house, female model, female model, pink footboard, white peas, for couturiere, first tulle skirt, dress Evening, Second Empire, finished feston, white embroidery steering wheel

Stanley Mazur, Doll, 1937 Doll

Dress. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.5 x 23.9 cm (11 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: skirt: 37" long, 144" wide; bodice: neck to waist: 15 1/2" long; bust: 36"; waist: 27 1/2". Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bessie Forman.

Dress. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 22.6 cm (11 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frederick Jackson.

Dress. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 42.2 x 29.6 cm (16 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ray Price.

William Bos, Doll Polly, c 1937 Doll - Polly

House Dress. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28.2 cm (14 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Julie C. Brush.

Melita Hofmann, Dress, 1935 1942 Dress

Woman in bonnet of crepe veil over a brass wire frame, violet taffeta pierrot, gauze fichu, white taffeta petticoat decorated with ribbons, green fan. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Jean-Antoine le Brun or Lebrun-Tossas Journal de la Mode et du Gout, previously Cabinet des Modes, Chez Buisson, Paris, and Joseph le Boffe, London, 23me Cahier, 5 October 1790.

Jean Peszel, Dress, c 1936 Dress

Sara Garfinkel, Child's Dress, c 1937 Child's Dress

Charles Pilatte for the Ghys house. Model-figure for seamstress. White evening dress with pea, ribbons and blue knots, MADAME GHYS model. Watercolor on cardboard. 1860. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 37794-11 Watercolor on Carton, album, Couturiere, young woman, house ghys, model-figure, blue knot, pea, white evening dress, ribbon, second empire

Child's Dress. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 37.8 x 30.2 cm (14 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bessie Forman.

Ball robe of heavy damask, fabric by the house of F. Bachelard, shown at the Universal Exhibition in Lyon, France, 1864

Ray Price, Afternoon Gown, c 1936 Afternoon Gown

Dress. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 27.7 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Evelyn Bailey.

Paper Doll Costume with Pink and Green Skirts and Green Parasol, Lithograph on heavy white wove paper, Black shawl over pink and green tiered skirts; green parasol in right hand and pink parasol in left., USA, 1876-80, toys & games, Print, Print

Paper Doll Costume in Pink and White Lace, Lithograph, brush and watercolor on cream heavy wove paper, Pink satin gown with corseted waist and full skirt fades to a lacy white with bows and rose decorations. Both back and front of paper doll costume represented., USA, 1876-80, toys & games, Print, Print

Print, Paper Doll Costume, White Veiled Dress; USA; lithograph, brush and watercolor on cream heavy wove paper

Charles Pilatte for the Ghys house. Model-figure for seamstress. Beige town dress with lilac lilate jackets and black fluffed flooded, lilac flowers, lilac flower with fringed belt, lilac knot, Madame Ghys model. Watercolor on cardboard. 1860-1870. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 37834-3 A lilac reverse, a jacket, watercolor on cardboard, beige, feminine, flower with a belt, fringe, young woman, house ghys, model-figure, female model, node on the neck, lilac passmenterie, for couturiere, dress of town, second Empire, fluffy black galne

Rosalia Lane, Chemise, c 1936 Chemise

Virginia Berge, Girl's Dress, c 1941 Girl's Dress

Apparel. Anna Math's daughter. Torne herd. Nordic

Mina Lowry, Doll, c 1936 Doll

Shown here is a French woman dressed in a costume for a ball between 1750 and 1800. This illustration dates to 1882.

Dress. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.8 x 22.9 cm (12 1/8 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Arelia Arbo.

Theatrical portraits Galerie dramatique. Morin, Edmond, 1824-1882. Prints. 1859 - 1861. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Montaubry, Achille-Félix, 1826-1898, Entertainers , France , Paris , 19th century

Ray Price, Dress, c 1937 Dress

Florence Earl, Dress, 1935 1942 Dress

Ella Josephine Sterling, Embroidered Dress & Mull Cap, 1936 Embroidered Dress & Mull Cap

dress design "Maja", Goncharova, Natalia Sergeevna (1881-1962)

Kupava. Costume design for the theatre play "Snow Maiden" by Alexander Ostrovsky, Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926)

Unidentified woman , Alexandre Benois Collection

Women's study, in evening dress walking Constantin Ernest Adolphe Hyacinthe Guys (1802-1892), draftsman and French painter. Study of women, in evening dress walking. Feather, brown ink, gray wash.

Melita Hofmann, Dress, c 1939 Dress

Charles Pilatte for the Ghys house. Model-figure for seamstress. White town dress, lilac decor, balloon sleeves, two -wheel drive skirt, Mrs. Ghys model. Watercolor on cardboard. 1860. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 37797-12 Watercolor on cardboard, album, white, designer, decor lilac, two, young woman, skirt, house ghys, balloon handle, model-figial, city dress, second empire, steering wheel

Dress. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 26.7 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lillian Causey.

Madame Marie Daubron as La Belle aux Cheveux d'Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1846. She was the inspiration for the poet Charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du Mal. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris, Paris, 1846.

Charles Pilatte for the Ghys house. Model-figure for seamstress. Evening dress: white embroidery, bubbed, Madame Ghys model. Watercolor on cardboard. 1860-1870. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 37836-4 Watercolor on cardboard, bubble, white embroidery, female, young woman, house ghys, model-figure, female model, for couturiere, evening dress, second empire

Riding Habit. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.9 x 22.2 cm (12 3/16 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marie Mitchell.

Walking Doll. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 49.9 x 38 cm (19 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Beverly Chichester.

Max Max Furs. "Model drawing". pencil on paper. 1911. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 146135-30 Fashion drawing, haute couture, feminine mode, feminine model female model mannequin

Study of woman in foot, dress neckline and hands in the pocket of the apron Constantin Ernest Adolphe Hyacinthe Guys (1802-1892), draftsman and French painter. Study of woman in foot, discolved dress and hands in the pocket of the apron. Feather, brown ink, watercolor wash.

Rosalia Lane, Doll's Dress and Shift, 1935 1942 Doll's Dress and Shift

Mme. Guyon as Mme. de Maintenon in Auguste Maquet's play "Le Comte de Lavernie" at the Porte St. Martin. Handcoloured lithograph by Alexandre Lacauchie from "Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris" 1854.

A woman wearing the saya viewed from behind, from a group of drawings depicting Peruvian costume ca. 1848 Attributed to Francisco (Pancho) Fierro For comment on the group of drawings to which this belongs, see 38.145.451.. A woman wearing the saya viewed from behind, from a group of drawings depicting Peruvian costume. Attributed to Francisco (Pancho) Fierro (African Peruvian, 1807-1879). ca. 1848. Watercolor. Drawings

Costume Design for 'Fourth Ballet Girl (Fraülein Hochspitz)' (in long beige gown). Artist: Percy Anderson (British, 1850/51-1928 London). Dimensions: Mount: 11 1/16 x 8 1/8 in. (28.1 x 20.7 cm)Sheet: 8 1/16 x 6 15/16 in. (20.4 x 17.7 cm). Date: 1901.Design for the costume for 'Fourth Ballet Girl (Fraülein Hochspitz)' for the play 'Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines'. 'Fourth Ballet Girl' is displayed in a three-quarter view facing left. She is wearing a beige checkered dress with blue silk and a green striped ribbon. She wears a tight bodice and a Victorian bouffant skirt. She holds a green silk purse with a black velvet strap and an umbrella in the same fabric. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Charles Pilatte for the Ghys house. Model-figure for seamstress. White evening dress, with draped tulle decorated with garlands of flowers and raised by a bouquet of roses on a pink broth, model of Madame Ghys. Watercolor on cardboard. 1860-1870. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 37832-19 Watercolor on cardboard, white, bubble, female, young woman, house ghys, fellow model, female model, ornament flower garland, for couturiere, pink bouquet lift, evening dress, second empire, tulle drape

Marie Alain, Doll's Dress, c 1939 Doll's Dress

Print, Paper Doll Costume in Blue and Gold; USA; lithograph, brush and watercolor on cream heavy wove paper

Jean Peszel, Dress, c 1937 Dress

Journal of the ladies and fashions, Parisian costume, August 2, 1798, year 6, (53): hat garnished with two damn (...), 1798 Hat decorated with two fichu's. Klapon with drag, of which the back, sleeves and hem are symmetrically decorated with rosettes. Further accessories: glove, flat shoe with pointed nose. According to the caption, this performance is drawn to life in 'Tivoli'. The print is part of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, published by Sellèque, Paris, 1797-1839. paper engraving fashion plates. dress, gown (+ women's clothes). head-gear (+ women's clothes). piece of clothing covering the breast or décolleté (FICHU) (+ women's clothes). dog. cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers. gloves, mittens, etc. (+ women's clothes). shoes, sandals (+ women's clothes)

Fashion Study: Woman in a Green Dress 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Fashion Study: Woman in a Green Dress. Anonymous, French, 19th century. 19th century. Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, heightened with white. Drawings

Elegant lady around 1690, with robe, fontange and mouches, history of fashion, costume history, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th ...

Colour illustration of a model from Liberty and Co., Paris and London.

Constantin Guys (1802-1892). "Young woman standing, in evening toilet" (neckline, slightly three-quarters on the left). Ink of China and wash on paper. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 39723-8 Standing, Decollete, ink of China, young woman, wash on paper, evening dress, evening outfit

Stage costume by Alexander Yakovlevich Golovin, Pen, ink, watercolor on paper, 1925, 1863-1930, Russia, Omsk, Regional M. Vrubel Art Museum, 34x25, 6

(Costume Espagnol à découper) ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Eugene C Miller, Pen Wiper Doll, c 1937 Pen Wiper Doll

Journal des Jeunes personnes, Juin 1844. Dress up doll with flour in hand, without face, front and back, the back of which is shown upside down. Light blue checkered dress with boot neck and pleated skirt. Long under-sleeving or mamelukswavouwen. Stretched ribbon from idem fabric as belt. Print from the fashion magazine Journal des Jeunes Personnes (1833-1868 and 1892-1898).

An army hospital nurse in her outdoor uniform. Watercolour by C.C., 1899.

Dress. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 23 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Criswell.

Eugene Croe, Doll Amelia, c 1937 Doll - Amelia

Paper Doll, Paper Doll and Costume; USA; etching with graphite, brush and gouache and watercolor, pen and black ink on off-white wove paper.; 8.4 x 4.8 cm (3 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.)

Eugene Croe, Doll Aggie, c 1937 Doll - Aggie

Mina Lowry, Doll, c 1936 Doll

Print, Paper Doll Costume with Pink and Green Skirts and Green Parasol; USA; lithograph on heavy white wove paper

'Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) playing golf in 1565, Queen of Scotland from 6 days old. Illustration by F.T. Richards published 1901.'

Large ceremonial costume of the Empress and Queen // 35

Doll. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 23.1 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 11" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mina Lowry.

Child's Dress. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 45.8 x 35.6 cm (18 1/16 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Virginia Berge.

France, Paris, costume sketch for Konstanze for performance The Abduction from the Seraglio, at Opera Comique

France, Paris, costume sketch for Dorabella for performance Thus Do They All, or The School For Lovers, at Paris Opera Comique

Les Grandes modes de Paris, July 1901, No. 7, pl. 59: Doucet / Toilet in Gaze Blanche, 1901 'Toilette' from white tulle with flower pattern from Doucet. Print from the fashion magazine Les Grandes Modes de Paris (1901-1933). paper fashion plates. dress, gown: evening dress (+ women's clothes). fan (+ women's clothes).

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