Green dresses are a personal favorite; this one is up there in my all-time list.

I first ran across it when I was doing research into the history of velvet for one of my ThreadTalk subjects and I could not look away. It looks like it's made of moss, and if I wear it, I may find my way to Faerie.

The date on the gown is somewhere between 1885-1888, & it was made in Scotland by Gowan and Strachan, and is from the National Museums Scotland collection.

#FashionHistory #fashion #ThreadTalk

If you want to learn more about velvet, I've got a whole page on it with some great resources.

https://www.nataniabarron.com/2021/03/01/voluminous-velvet/

Voluminous Velvet

Natania Barron
@natania Oooh this is fascinating! The pics are worth the price of admission on their own, but the info is just delicious. Nice post!
@iris_tsui Thank you! I used to do these all on Twitter, and thinking of moving them here. :)
@natania Please do!