Dana Amundsen

historical fashion studies

Date: 07/09/22
Tags: #victorian , #studies

a couple in dress from the 1830s in europe. the woman is wearing a dress with a v-shaped bodice which exposes the shoulders and nips in at the waist. the skirt is a full bell shape that falls to the floor. her hair is in tight curls on the side of her head and pulled up in the back. flowers decorate her hhair and dress. the man is wearing a jacket with padded shoulders with long tails, a vest, blouse and tie, and plaeted stirrup pants. a couple in dress from the 1850s appropriate to appear at court. the woman is wearing a dress with a vshaped bodice and bell shaped skirt. her hair is pulled back with the sides draped to cover her ears. the man is wearing a fitted jacket with tails over a vest and blouse. his trousers are a pair of breeches which fall to the calf and have a stripe up the sides.

i was drawing a fan comic and wanted to put the characters in historical dress when i realized that i don’t really know that much about historical dress. so, i browsed the met’s digital collection and picked a few pieces to draw. there were so many great pieces that i had a hard time choosing. i’ll definitely be using the digital collection again for inspiration.

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