Image on the left is from Nina Ricci’s Spring/Summer 1994 collection.
With short sleeves and wrap over skirt, the style is very different from the Dior dress.
Fabulously feminine and floral patterned. And so it’s embellished with beads, bows and fresh flowers. Nevertheless, in the 1860s, dresses were accessorised with long gloves and the 1890s with a long train. In the 1840s, low necked designs; and in the 1850s ‘short sleeved’ gowns, In the 1830s, ‘off the shoulder’ dresses dominated. Also, when its popularity grew as it became fashionable at formal affairs, our love affair with the evening dress began in the early 19th century. Doesn’t it sound familiar? It wasn’t until the 1930s that the dress was exceptionally modernised and was swept up onto glamorous and innovative fashion scene. With most changes being made to the sleeves and neck lines, throughout the Victorian era, floor and anklelength dresses remained most admired. Always made out of luxurious fabrics, the design of the dress has changed over the years as fashion styles have progressed. Edwardian era saw the empire silhouette and in the 1920s the flapper style revolutionised the evening dress.
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