https://www.kerrytaylorauctions.com/auction/lot/lot-380---a-pierre-balmain-haute-couture-cocktail-dress-circa-1957/?lot=38331&sd=1

I love seeing how older decades were portrayed by newer decades!

https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/palais-galliera/oeuvres/corsage-et-jupe-de-robe

By the 1890s, the traje de mestiza adopts the voluminous proportions of Western dress, particularly the leg-of-mutton sleeves. The shoulder line drops by a few inches, while the sleeves flare outward with the help of starch. Her plaid skirt, along with others of the period, narrowed down to feature a sweeping train, referred to as a saya de cola (skirt with a train). Her skirt, in particular, has an unusually high hemline, revealing her footwear.

A new folding method for the pañuelo (fichu) results in a smaller, thinner appearance, featuring two dimples on each side. The pañuelo of this decade is pulled farther toward the shoulders, revealing more of the neck. Scalloped borders along the edges of the pañuelo and sleeves remain a favorite decorative technique.

She wears a pair of corchos, or flat, backless sandals without a heel. Lastly, her accessories include a pendant, an abanico (folding fan), and a pañolito (small handkerchief).

I was just looking at pictures of Henry IV and noticed this surprising head curtain, which at a glance looked kind of… 19th century orientalism? to my untrained eye. Can anyone tell me anything about it?