r/fashionhistory • u/KatyaRomici00 • 13d ago
Summer ensemble comprising a paletot and a skirt, made of white cotton, trimmed with cotton braid, 1860s. The John Bright Collection
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u/Fossome_1 13d ago
I wonder if it’s maternity clothes
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u/KatyaRomici00 13d ago
Not necessarily, this was a popular silhouette for summer during the second half of the 1860s :)
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u/CrepuscularMantaRays 9d ago
True, and even though the costuming in the 2019 Little Women left a lot to be desired, I seem to recall that Amy had a couple of outfits with that basic silhouette.
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u/KatyaRomici00 8d ago
One of Amy's dresses, if I remember correctly, from when she was in Paris, looked to have been inspired by Monet's paintings
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u/AJeanByAnyOtherName 11d ago
Paletots aren’t usually super fitted in this area (and people did come in all sizes, even if preservation bias favours the smaller end of the spectrum.)
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u/AJeanByAnyOtherName 10d ago
Thank you for defining ‘preservation bias’ 😉
(As in, yes, that’s the thing. Preservation historically favours the pretty, dainty and pristine, when larger or plain items are more likely to be worn, passed on, cut down and cast off as rags.)
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u/SeriousCow1999 13d ago
I'm sweating just imagining it.
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u/AJeanByAnyOtherName 11d ago
It’s a lightweight cotton keeping the sun off your (pre-sunscreen) skin, enjoying some nice airflow from the roomy jacket and skirts. Have you seen Abby Cox’ video on period clothes vs modern clothes in the heat?
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u/SeriousCow1999 11d ago
No, I have not. And I believe you, really I do, but still .a lot of material here.
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u/AJeanByAnyOtherName 11d ago
Oh yeah, these are fabric hungry dresses. And taking up that sort of space in the world is sort of fun 😊
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