Dr Isabella Rosner
@IsabellaRosner
Textile Historian🪡 Curator @royalneedlework | Research Consultant @witney_antiques | BBC/AHRC New Gen Thinker 2023 | host @sewwhatpodcast | she/her, views own
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#FridayFrills is this 1770s robe a la francaise made from a 1750s ivory silk brocaded with silver gilt and silk in a pattern of foliage and flowers, such as the naturalistic rose buds. The gold stomacher is trimmed with silver-gilt lace & flowers ColonialWilliamsburg #Fashionhistory
Thursday spotlight. Woman’s straw hat. This finely made sun-hat dates from c1770. Blue silk taffeta, blonde straw & straw lace appliqué. Details here Palais Galliera: palaisgalliera.paris.fr/en/work/hat-ci… #hat #1770s #dresshistory #fashionhistory
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Pair of mules, c1730, for Tuesday shoes. Formerly part of Cristóbal Balenciaga’s private collection, the pair is especially notable for its sablé or ‘pearl-embroidered’ ornamentation. Read more here Palais Galliera: palaisgalliera.paris.fr/en/work/pair-m… #shoes #dresshistory #fashionhistory