1890s shirt waist

Using Truly Victorian’s 491 or 494 or Folkwear’s Gibson Girl blouse or your favorite 1890’s-1900’s blouse pattern, join us for a four part Victorian blouse/shirt waist workshop. Using the pattern you have selected, we will custom fit your pattern, help you lay it out to the best advantage on your fa

Fashion history is integral part of what we do and it never fails to fascinate us. Although much of fashion can have interesting subtleties and nuances, at its core is that fashion reflects the zei…

The shirtwaist was mostly worn by working women of the twentieth century. These shirts gave women a natural waistline that made them look more flattering.

This Sunday, March 25, marks the 101st Anniversary of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. The 1911 fire took the lives of 146 workers, mostly immigrant women, inspiring the young labor movement and precipitating new worker safety regulations across the country. The Triangle Waist Company was located at the corner of Washington Place and Greene

National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. "Evolution of Fashion, 1835–1895," April 1980–June 1980.Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. "All American: A Sportswear Tradition," April 4, 1985–June 29, 1985

This antique Victorian blouse bodice is fashioned of a sheer light weight cotton and buttons down the front. The 1900s bodice has mutton sleeves and a high neck collar that is boned. The back of the antique dress bodice has gorgeous lace motifs, and insertion lace details. This 1900s bodice has back ties for fit. CONDITION: Very good to age. Flaws include a few small holes around the neckline,some lace separation, and some light stains on the front at the waist line. The underarms are in…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Sporting Life," July 12, 1972–February 1, 1973.Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. "All American: A Sportswear Tradition," April 4, 1985–June 29, 1985