Four Students Posing in Full Costume during Trying on History
Date: 2014-11-17
Four students from the History of Fashion class pose in full costume during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"
Three Students wearing hoopskirts and paniers during Trying on History
Date: 2009-04-06
Three students from a visiting French class, wearing a hoopskirt, a farthingale, and paniers during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"
Two Students posing on Sofa during Trying on History with Project AWARE
Date: 2014-05-13
Two students from the group Project AWARE, posing on a sofa in full costume during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"
Back View of Students in Corsets during Trying on History with Project AWARE
Date: 2014-05-13
Some students from the group Project AWARE, posing in corsets during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"
Front View of Students in Corsets during Trying on History with Project AWARE
Date: 2014-05-13
Some students from the group Project AWARE, posing in corsets during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"
Photograph of Katherine Iris Arnold, Class of 1895
Photograph of Katherine Iris Arnold, Class of 1895. This Vassar graduate chose to wear a style, which includes lapels and a stand collar, very similar to the green taffeta dress, VC1992014. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar…
White Bloomers
Date: 1905 (circa)
White cotton bloomers with intentionally split crotch, lace detail at bottom of cuff, 3 buttons, and tiered cuffs.
Full Length Bustle Cage (5)
Date: 1875 (circa)
Full length bustle cage of cotton tapes and wire.
Small Spring Bustle Cage
Date: 1885 (circa)
Small wire bustle cage with 3 springs, with cotton chintz covering, cotton tape, and metal buckle closure.; bustle cage-3 metal coils and light brown cotton chintz covering: wiastband at cotton tape with 1 metal buckle closure; 3 vertical metal…
Small Wire Crescent Bustle Cage
Date: 1880 (circa)
Small bustle cage with 2 pieces of crescent shaped wire mesh held by cotton tape, with a metal buckle closure. Black braided wire and beige cotton tapes; waistband of cotton tabby weave tape with 1 buckle closure; 2 rolls of braided wire suspended…
Wire Bustle Cage
Creator: Unknown American Inventor
Date: 1871
Bustle (cage), of natural cotton muslin and twill tapes and metal wire bands: half-cylinder shape, with metal bands horizontally forming shape, suspended from vertical tapes; waistband of tape with adjustable buckle and hanging tabs; flat back of…
Crinoline Hoop Skirt
Date: 1865 (circa)
Hoop skirt of fabric tapes and wire; hoops of watch spring covered with webbing held together with metal tabs
Dark Blue Ensemble with Crocheted Lace
Date: 1905 (circa)
Dark blue crepe two-part dress with crocheted lace insets and black and green pleat details; band collar neckline; open front pleated bodice with crochet insets at collar and bust; hook and eye closures center front and back waist; taffeta bias tape…
Navy Bodice with Red Yoke
Creator: MJ
Date: 1905 (circa)
Bodice of navy blue wool faille with square yoke of red wool, trimmed with stripes of black braid and edged with curved black braid trim. Front sections overlap with hook and eye closures; standing collar hooks at CB.
Black and Gold Beaded Dress
Date: 1915 (circa)
Beaded black netted dress over gold metallic organza lined with China silk.
1. Black cotton netting; gold silk netting; gold metallic organza lined with china silk; bronze metallic organza lined with china silk; black silk velvet; white blown…