23 - I could do a whole thread on caftans, and maybe I should?
This caftan is from Turkey and dates from the 19th century, and y'all know I love gold and red. The stripes contain the floral pattern, and draw the eye up and around.
10/10 would wear right now. d
24 - So much happening here, and normally would avoid this period -- but I am such a sucker for green velvet accents that I had to share this one. It's also a lovely closeup. 1861-1863, England. And it's moiré silk. So um. Just gaze.
25 - By the 1870s things get real wild. New advances in dressmaking mean shapes get out of the box. Multiple textures going on here, multiple stripes, and a serious nod to the sailor suits we talked about earlier. ALSO POCKETS EVERYWHERE. Just darling.
26 - Occasionally I stumble across someone who was clearly my boyfriend, like this man.
I mean. Hello, Nurse!
::gestures:: BLUE SILK. HIGH SCARF. THAT HAIR. Artist: Jean Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855)
27 - Imagine wearing this one to the beach. I mean, super gorgeous. But like, lots of places to get sand. I'm itchy just thinking about it. This one is from about 1915, in America.
I do, however, adore the black accented blue stripes.
28 - This 1840 gown squeaks in on account that it's got some really neat tailoring going on (totally not perfect, but I kind of like that--you can tell it was hand made), and it's purple taffeta. I swear I can smell grapes just looking at it. Also JEWEL TONES.
29 - And finally, a masterclass. I mean, does it look a little like a circus outfit? Maybe. Could it also work on the cover of a Beatles album? Yup. From the satin trimmings to the orange on the violet & the delicate stripes... I love it.
30 - Time for sources. Part one:
smithsonianmag.com/history/journe…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripe_(p…
thegoodtrade.com/features/histo…
fashion-history.lovetoknow.com/fabrics-fibers…
nytimes.com/2001/06/09/boo…
lucafaloni.com/blogs/news/sum…
harperandlewisvintage.wordpress.com/2013/08/30/a-b…
31 - Sources part deux: lofficielusa.com/beauty/history…
jstor.org/stable/3632617…
thoughtco.com/medieval-cloth…
femmefashionforward.com/2020/08/01/see…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seersucker
vocabulary.com/articles/wordr…
iranicaonline.org/articles/cloth…
bbc.co.uk/programmes/art…
strangehistory.net/2016/10/09/pro…
32 - And that concludes my brief history of the stripe. There's plenty more, of course, if you read between the lines (ha ha ha ha I kill me).
Stripes: They're iconic, daring & delightful. And possibly devilish. What's not to love? Thanks for coming to #ThreadTalk! Good night!
THAT SAID. I was surprised how little non-Western info there is on stripes. The Pastoureau book has a corner on the market & it's eh scholarship. I struggled to find stuff outside of his work.
SO if you have any sources, do tell! I can always do a second thread. (Seems fitting)
I forgot to share this one last night -- French, 1880.
The pleating here plays so artfully with the striped fabric. It's extra, but so am I. ALL ABOUT the dotted SATIN.
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