The postillion was struck by lightning

I was going through my 1920s costume bookmarks to find something for a post in steamfashion and I ran across something I had forgotten I bookmarked.

Prepare yourself for gasping, folks.

Voila!

Seriously. Is that not gorgeous?

The text says it's beaded netting, but the pictures show pretty clearly that it's not netting. It's some sort of coarse cotton or loosely woven cotton gauze stuff. AND IT'S GORGEOUS. Wow. I think my costume to-do list for Costume Con might just have gotten bigger. Except for that part where I have the opposite of a 1920s figure. I don't think I can squash any part of my body enough for that silhouette.

Now, this one might be a better silhouette for me. I would also like to point out that the measurements on that extant item are very close to my own. Very close. Like, it would gap across the chest, but it would be really big at the waist. Never mind, I checked the measurements again, and apparently the waist is 40 inches, not 50 as I previously thought. Ten inches over the actual waist measurement isn't too weird for a 1920s dress.

I also keep finding things bookmarked like this cracked out hat. Why the hell did I bookmark that? Was there a point at which I said to myself, "Oh, that is so pretty, self! You would be the prettiest acid flashback ever in that hat!" And this. Was I on an ugly flowers kick or something?

ETA: Speaking of a good shape for curvy girls: Early 1920s wrap dress. How cute is that?

Not 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