Tea Dress Crazy
May. 29th, 2008 09:27 pmNot all of these may be tea dresses, but they are breezy, summery styles. Also, not all of them may be 1920s styles. So, um, look at this cool stuff I found on the internet!
Note to self: Find 1920s icon.
I tried to sort these into three separate groups: pre-1920 styles, 1920s styles, and post-1920s styles. So if something is labeled as "late '20s, early '30s" but fits more in 1930s styles, I put it in "1930 and later", even though there's the possibility it's actually from the '20s.
1900-1920
Pastel Embroidered Arts & Crafts Dress, c. 1913
Three Summer Tea Gowns, c. 1900-1915 -- The Greek key embroidery is really nice, I think.
Embroidered Edwardian Tea Gown
Irish Crochet Tea Gown, c. 1915-1930 -- The 1930 end of the date spectrum really surprised me. It seems way too late, no?
Lace Summer Tea Gown, ca. 1905
Princess Lace Tea Dress, ca. 1910
1920-1930
1925 Day Dress (I don't know where I got these images. Marquise.de, maybe?)
1925 (Evening?) Dress
1925 Peasant Style Dress, Front and Back
Dark Blue Beaded Peasant-Style Dress -- There are more pictures of this in the album. I like this a lot.
Embroidered Cotton Tulle Tea Dress -- Needle-run embroidery, with a filet lace waistband. (I actually think this shape would be fairly flattering on me; the waist isn't all that dropped and full skirts balance me out.)
Embroidered Cotton Voile Dress -- It has a filet lace-trimmed sailor collar and those full peasant sleeves. It's actually kind of ugly.
c. 1923 Embroidered and Appliqué Tea Dress -- I think this is really pretty, and there's another one just like it the Vintage Textile Gallery with black silk appliqués.
c. 1925 Hand-embroidered Tea Dress
c. 1924 Beaded Cotton Voile Dress -- I lurve this. Such a simple silhouette with beautiful beading. And if my boobs were just a little smaller, I could wear it.
Hand-embroidered Lace Tea Dress
1928 Summer Afternoon Dress -- This is fun! She's also wearing black shoes with it, which makes me think about my black character shoes. Maybe I won't have to buy white shoes, then.
c. 1922 Embroidered Silk Dress with Handmade Lace Inserts -- I think this looks kind of bizarre.
c. 1925 Flapper Dress -- Hand-embroidered with handmade filet lace insets.
1930 and later
c. 1930 Embroidered Peasant-style gown
Embroidered White Lawn Dress, ca. 1910 and 1930 -- A dress from ca. 1910 remade in the 1930s.
1930s Armenian Embroidered Peasant Blouse -- Counted cross stitch
Note to self: Find 1920s icon.
I tried to sort these into three separate groups: pre-1920 styles, 1920s styles, and post-1920s styles. So if something is labeled as "late '20s, early '30s" but fits more in 1930s styles, I put it in "1930 and later", even though there's the possibility it's actually from the '20s.
1900-1920
Pastel Embroidered Arts & Crafts Dress, c. 1913
Three Summer Tea Gowns, c. 1900-1915 -- The Greek key embroidery is really nice, I think.
Embroidered Edwardian Tea Gown
Irish Crochet Tea Gown, c. 1915-1930 -- The 1930 end of the date spectrum really surprised me. It seems way too late, no?
Lace Summer Tea Gown, ca. 1905
Princess Lace Tea Dress, ca. 1910
1920-1930
1925 Day Dress (I don't know where I got these images. Marquise.de, maybe?)
1925 (Evening?) Dress
1925 Peasant Style Dress, Front and Back
Dark Blue Beaded Peasant-Style Dress -- There are more pictures of this in the album. I like this a lot.
Embroidered Cotton Tulle Tea Dress -- Needle-run embroidery, with a filet lace waistband. (I actually think this shape would be fairly flattering on me; the waist isn't all that dropped and full skirts balance me out.)
Embroidered Cotton Voile Dress -- It has a filet lace-trimmed sailor collar and those full peasant sleeves. It's actually kind of ugly.
c. 1923 Embroidered and Appliqué Tea Dress -- I think this is really pretty, and there's another one just like it the Vintage Textile Gallery with black silk appliqués.
c. 1925 Hand-embroidered Tea Dress
c. 1924 Beaded Cotton Voile Dress -- I lurve this. Such a simple silhouette with beautiful beading. And if my boobs were just a little smaller, I could wear it.
Hand-embroidered Lace Tea Dress
1928 Summer Afternoon Dress -- This is fun! She's also wearing black shoes with it, which makes me think about my black character shoes. Maybe I won't have to buy white shoes, then.
c. 1922 Embroidered Silk Dress with Handmade Lace Inserts -- I think this looks kind of bizarre.
c. 1925 Flapper Dress -- Hand-embroidered with handmade filet lace insets.
1930 and later
c. 1930 Embroidered Peasant-style gown
Embroidered White Lawn Dress, ca. 1910 and 1930 -- A dress from ca. 1910 remade in the 1930s.
1930s Armenian Embroidered Peasant Blouse -- Counted cross stitch