1870s dressing gown

Woman's Dressing Gown, (Japan, Yokohama, 1839 - 1900), Japan, for the western market, 1870-1875, Costumes, Robe: Silk plain weave with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped-silk thread embroidery, quilted, silk braid closures. Belt: Silk braid with tassels.

Woman's Kimono-Style Dressing Gown with Sash, Unknown, Japan for the Western market, circa 1885, Costumes, Gown: silk crepe with silk embroidery; sash: silk plain weave with silk embroidery and silk knotted fringe.

Woman's Dressing Gown, Unknown, Japan for the Western Market, circa 1880s, Costumes, Dressing gown: silk plain weave with silk embroidery and silk braided cord closures Cord: :silk braid with silk tassels.

Woman's Tea Gown, (England, early 20th century), England, 1875-1880, Costumes, Silk satin and silk satin with silk supplementary weft patterning bound in twill, with linen lace and silk plain weave (chiffon).

1885 Kimono Dressing Gown. "Beginning in the late 19th century, Asian decorative arts, and those of Japan in particular, had a tremendous impact on Western culture. Many Americans and Europeans traveled to Japan, often returning with textiles and garments that were soon converted to familiar Western garments. This blue dressing gown began as a Japanese furisode, or "swinging sleeves" kimono, a type worn only by young unmarried women." FIDM

Afternoon dress | French ca. 1874

1879 Japanese dressing gown. Known as Yokohama robes for the Japanese port from which they were exported, this type of embroidered informal gown was one of the first items to be exported after Japan was opened to the West in 1854.

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Sweet slumbers & bright tomorrows! Elegant, graceful French peignoir, c. 1880s @metmuseum

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A waistline rising slightly from 1860s was offset by the visual subterfuge of pulling all the fabric of the skirt into an airy bustle or pouf at the back. The graceful front view was preeminent; necessarily, a side silhouette was that of a truncated torso over a very full skirt

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chertsey museum Tea gown of pink silk satin by russell and allen, cut in the kimono sttyle with lace trim and tassel at the back c. 1908 - 1914. Follow link for more images.

‘Dressing-gowns are generally made of warm materials, for the winter, as flannels, either printed or plain […] For summer, they are of dimity, calico, twilled muslin, and sometimes, though rarely, of silk.’ (The Workwoman’s Guide, 1840) For my Victorian wrapper or dressing gown I used off-white cotton flannel fabric printed with pink roses and green … Continue reading Victorian Wrapper Dressing Gown →

Dress Date: 1870–73 Culture: American Medium: silk