Historic Fashion Illustrations

Detailed illustrations of women in historical fashion, showcasing elaborate gowns and accessories from the past, highlighting vintage style.

Paris Fashions for May, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

HER MAJESTY'S COSTUME BALL, DUCHESS OF ST. ALBANS, VISCOUNT VILLIERS, DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND, VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH, LADY PEEL, DUKE OF ST. ALBANS

PARIS FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER

Paris Fashions for May, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

PARIS FASHIONS, 1870

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, French costume, 1803-1804, France, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Paris fashions for January 1865, (1864). 'Fig. 1. Evening Dress. Robe of pale rose-coloured taffety, the corsage à ceinture ornamented with a sort of basquine composed of black velvet bands trimmed with lace. The sleeves are provided with a narrow trimming to match...Fig. 2. Visiting Dress. Fawn-coloured robe of poplin or taffety, with trimmings either in moire antique or velvet, several shades darker than that of the dress. Sometimes a plain light-coloured silk is chosen for this style of robe, and then the trimmings just mentioned are advantageously replaced by black satin ornaments. Ve

Young girl from Swabia dressed in traditional costume, Stuttgart, Germany. Drawing by Dieudonne Lancelot (1823 - 1895) Journey from Paris to Bucharest 1860, by Victor Duruy (1811 - 1894) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Women wearing seaside outfits, illustration from Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica, Year II, No 45, August 10, 1890.

Ladies of fashion promenading with lightning conductors attached to their hats - Paris, circa 1778

PARIS FASHIONS FOR MAY, FRANCE, 1866

PARIS FASHIONS FOR THE MONTH, 1871

Historical drawing from England, 19th century, women's fashion around 1881

Costumes from 1725 to 1730, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) American feminist and champion of dress reform. The style of dress for women she designed and wore, and which gave the name of Bloomers for women's nether garments. Wood engraving, London, 1869.

Women's fashion in 1865, France, History of fashion, Costume history, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Folk costumes in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, in 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

PARIS FASHIONS FOR MAY, 1868

Women wearing hats and head coverings, 1798-1799, history of fashion, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 268, April 15, 1848.

PARIS FASHIONSFASHIONS FOR APRIL, 1861

Burgundische Adlige am Hof Karls des Kühnen, um 1475, Kostüm mit breiten Schultern und langer Oberbekleidung, Modegeschichte, Kostümgeschichte, Histor...

Isabella of Bavaria wearing a forked headdress, 1435, (1910). Artist: Unknown

Boys and girls costumes, Mademoiselles Hunsinger designs, engraving from La Mode Illustree, No 3, January 18, 1880.

Men's and women's traditional costume around 1762, pair of dancers, France, history of fashion, history of costume, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Mode, Kleidung in England um 1640, nach Radierungen von Wenzel Hollar, Mode der vornehmen englischen Damen, 3. von links, eine vornehme Dame im winter...

Young girl from Swabia dressed in traditional costume, Stuttgart, Germany. Drawing by Dieudonne Lancelot (1823 - 1895) Journey from Paris to Bucharest 1860, by Victor Duruy (1811 - 1894) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Shopping, Print made by Florence Claxton, active 1855-1889, British, undated, Wood-engraving, Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 3/4in. (16.5 x 24.8cm), conversation, costume, dress, genre subject, hats, men, shopping, women

Costumes of the reign of Charles I, vintage engraving. Costumes of the reign of Charles I, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656150

Winter fashion of high society in the middle of the 19th century, 1855, woodcut, France, Europe

'Riding and Full-Dress costume of the Peruvian Ladies; Lima and the Andes', 1875. From 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London and Galpin.

Illustration showing three costumes that 'The Graphic' felt were suitable for the Summer, 1901. The Lady facing us wears a 'Simple Toilette for the Seaside or Country'. The figure beside the bicycle wears a 'Cycling Costume of Grey Homespun', whilst the figure on the right wears a 'Smart Frock for Tennis or Golf'. Date: 1901

George du Maurier cartoon on the fashionable Aesthetic Movement in the decorative arts. From 'Punch', ondon, 18878.

Fashion, clothing in England around 1640, after etchings by Wenzel Hollar, fashion of the distinguished English ladies, 3rd from left, a distinguished lady in winter street costume, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date not known

Engraving showing a group of women in types of 'Rational Dress', shown at the Exhibition of Hygienic Costume, 1882. In the 1880's the 'Dress Reform Movement' and the 'Rational Dress Society' attempted to free women from the constraints and impracticalities of corsets and other impractical clothing. Date: 8 April 1882

fashion 19th century ladies fashion France summer dresses wood engraving from a British magazine August 1870,

Paris fashions for April, 1869. 'Fig. 1. Toilette de Promenade - Robe à traine in grey silk...bordered with narrow black satin. Above, a black guipure flounce...At each side hang the ends of the sash of grey faye, trimmed with black guipure studded with jet beads...sleeves trimmed with lace to correspond...a little velvet toque...trimmed with white and grey feathers. Fig. 2. Visiting robe à traine, of violet faye; the skirt, which is bouffanté behind, terminates in a deep flounce, and displays a revers of white faye, striped with violet and trimmed with a rich fringe intermixed

The Paris Fashions for September, 1860. '1. Morning Dress. Jaconet peignoir, with two narrow flounces; on the upper part of each flounce is a quilling...with a blue silk ribbon. The Zouave casaque is of the same material...Small cap a la Charlotte Corday, of Alençon lace and ribbon...Narrow linen collar...2. Walking Dress...of rose-coloured mousseline de soie. The skirt is trimmed at the bottom with two flounces edged with silk, above which is a third flounce entirely of silk. The corsage ...has silk lapels. Sleeves trimmed like the skirt. A wide ribbon, with large bow and long ends,

Sketches of designs featured on the monthly ladies fashion page. (From left) The walking dress, made from dark brown silk, trimmed with black velvet. The bonnet is also made from black velvet adorned with a violet feather. The ball dress is white with black brocaded flowers, each flounce on the dress is fastened by a black bow. The head dress is made from mother of pearl flowers with a white rose. The evening dress is a black moire antique robe, with a head dress made from violet r

Folk traditional costume from Vorarlberg in Austria, around 1870, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, exact original date unknown

fashion 19th century ladies fashion drawing by Lante Paris 1833,

Fashion, clothing in the Netherlands c. 1650-1680, Dutch bourgeois traditional costume, from left a councillor, a member of the marksmen's guild, a distinguished bourgeois girl, a doctor in doctor's surgery and a trumpeter of the cavalry, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) American feminist and champion of dress reform, wearing her new dress for women. This was the original from which Rational cycling dress for women grew. Bloomers was the name later applied to any baggy female nether garments. Wood engraving 1851.

Summer fashion in 1869 in Paris, Noble people walking on Sunday afternoon, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th centu...

Women wearing short-sleeved ball gowns with floral decorations; in faye, tulle and faye, gauze and faye and tarlatan and Faye, Madame Fladry designs, France, engraving from La Mode Illustree, No 51, December 19, 1875.

Fashion at Berlin, Germany, a Krinoline, a hoop skirt or hoopskirt is a women's undergarment worn in various periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Illustration of a three quarter length coat of black cloth lined with white satin (on left). The coat was decorated with large white pearl buttons, sac-backed and slightly tapered to the figure under the arms. The second coat shown had a similar cut, but was more decorative in the rows of stitching and the founced effect. Date: 1899

Various women in traditional traditional costume from Switzerland, Lucerne, Neuchtel, Schwyz and Vaud, Women in the 19th century, Historical, digital...

bathing swimwear engraving 19th century,

Fashions for May, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Meeting in the greenhouse, women's winter clothes, Madame Delaunay designs, engraving from La Mode Illustree, No 44, October 29, 1876.

Lady's Pedestrian Hobby-Horse from 1819. Old illustration from La Nature 1887

Types from Holland around 1841, e Noord-Hollandse boerin, the North Dutch farmer, Netherlands, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century model, exact date of depiction unknown, historical

Buying materials for the wedding trousseau of Princess May of Teck(later the Duchess of York, then Queen Mary)(1867-1953) for her marriage to George Duke of York(later King George V)(1865-1936).The bride's mother patriotically demanded that the trousseau should be entirely of English, Scotch and Irish manufacture. Date: 1893

Fashion, historical clothing in Germany in the late Middle Ages, 1475-1500, illustration, Germany, Europe

Paris fashions for April, 1864. 'Fig. 1. Evening Dress. Dark-blue moire antique robe, trimmed with velvet...Each velvet ornament on the skirt is bordered with black lace. The corsage à basque, opening behind, composed of moire and velvet, and velvet trimming is also applied to the sleeves. The head-dress is composed of a white feather, a yellow butterfly, and an aigrette, Very narrow lace collar. Fig. 2. Toilet for a Young Lady. Robe of stone-coloured taffeta, with violet stripes, ornamented round the skirt with portions of plaited flounces, fastened by a bow in passementerie. Corsage pos

Four woman and two girls in the latest spring fashions, costumes and ready-to-wear by Madame Mary-Moison, shawls for dresses from the Malle des Indes ...

An engraving depicting women wearing whalebone corsets. Dated 19th century

An elegant Frenchman has a fitting for a new coat. A tailor, down on one knee, makes some adjustments. Another, sewing buttons, sits cross legged on a bench. Date: early C18th

Young woman in elegant dress before the New Year's Ball 1887, Germany / Junge Frau im eleganten Kleid vor dem Neujahrsball 1887, Deutschland, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

France. A young nobleman and a bourgeois in the 14th century. Engraving. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-ge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Lady and gentleman in Werthertracht around 1780, history of fashion, traditional costume history, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Traditional costumes from Alsace and Lorraine, France, in 1880, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century template, Europe

Woman Costume, 1315-1320, vintage engraving. Woman Costume, 1315-1320, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656059

Noble German traditional costume at a wedding in Nuremberg, Germany, 1505, fashion history, costume history, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, Europe

A young woman wearing a 'bicycle suit' the new rational cycling oufit with jacket and knee-length bloomers, is mocked by her friend. Date: 1895

Fashion, Clothing in England, English fashion c. 1770-1795, in the centre the London actress Elisabeth Farren, later woman of Lord Derby, after a portrait by Lawrence, 1792, engraved by Bartolozzi, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Histoire du Costume en France: Parisiens, 1843. Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866). Lithograph;

Folk costumes from Friesland, West Frisians, East Frisians, North Frisians (from left), Germany, in 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century model, Europe

English caricature on fake pregnancy in fashion by Isac Cruikshank, around 1796

Lady's Pedestrian Hobby-Horse from 1819. Old illustration from La Nature 1887

Noble traditional costume from 1693 (left), Bourgeois costume from 1710 (right), France, History of Fashion, Costume History, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

fashion 19th century ladies fashion Germany Five-o-clock-tea-desses wood engraving 1898,

Swiss women from (left to right) Lucerne, Neuchatel, Aarau, Schwyz, Vaud, traditional traditional costume, portrait, historical illustration 1881

Frank Miller's Crown Dressing. Yes missus dat am de crown of dressing shua! , Women, Shoes, Shoe polishes, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Isabeau of Bavaria, wife of Charles VI of France, engraving by Lemaitre from France, deuxieme partie, L'Univers pittoresque, published by Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, 1845.

Women wearing swimsuits, Madame ladra designs, engraving from La Mode Illustree, No 27, July 7, 1878.

Costumes 1658-1660, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Some men and a woman in casual clothes, 1837-1840, evolution of Parisian fashion, France, illustration from the magazine L'Illustration, Journal Universel, vol 14, no 345, October 6, 1849.

Woman wearing a travelling dress and hat, woman wearing travelling dress and boater hat and woman wearing travelling dress, open jacket and hat with flowers and feathers, Coussine-Piret design, engraving from La Mode Illustree, No 23, June 6, 1897.

Women wearing double voile, Pompadour silk and plain Faille and satin merveilleux and brocade gauze dresses, Madame Coussinet designs, engraving from La Mode Illustree, No 25, June 18, 1882.

Italy, Venice, noble Venetian woman's traditional costume, here the Queen of Eppern and her lady, 15th century, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Berlin fashionable gentlemen, 1812, Germany, history of fashion, costume history, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Schuhplattler, a traditional Austro-Bavarian folk dance, Germany, historical engraving, about 1888, Europe

'Lawn-Tennis Costume', 1879. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

'I use Feder's Pompadour Skirt Protector for the binding of every skirt that I make.' , Women, Accessories Clothing & dress, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Menswear in Germany, around 1845 (left) and 1838 (right) / Die Herrenmode in Deutschland, um 1845 (links) und 1838 (rechts), Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Fashion, clothing, France, Parisian costumes at the time of the revolution around 1790, illustration, France, Europe

Elegant woman wears the winter fashion of fur to protect her from the cold and a mask for her face Date: 1643

Baden peasant costumes, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. From Paris to Bucharest by Victor Duruy 1860

Scene on the wedding day of Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, showing the bridesmaids waiting for the bride. The wedding took place on 27 April 1882 in St George's Chapel, Windsor. Date: 27 April 1882

Costume around 1780 with high coiffure, France, History of Fashion, Costume History, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century ori...

Two distinguished women in Granada, Spain, terrace, columns, garden, palms, peacock, portrait, historical illustration 1881, Europe

Folk Art in Alsace. Caps embroidered Alsatian, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Etchings by Israël Henriet from 1610 to 1661 depicting women wearing different robes, illustrating fashion, dress styles, and cultural attire of the period.

fashion 19th century mens fashion France wood engraving 1854,

Girls from the Lausitz, Germany, ca 1880 / Mädchen aus der Lausitz, Deutschland, ca 1880, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Gauls. Women's Gaulish dress. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume II, 1881.

Legwear with lace, France, 1642, History of fashion, Costume history, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern,...

This lady uses the Canfield dress shield. This lady will hereafter use the Canfield dress shield. , Women, Girls, Flowers, Accessories Clothing & dress, 19th Century American Trade Cards

The figures illustrate four ancient Greek women (from different classes and in a variety of outfits). The illustration dates to 1882.

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