The
Victoria and Albert museum has a collection of over 1.000.000 works including ceramics, fashion, furniture, glass, metalwork, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture and textiles. Many of these pieces are available to view
online. While the collection is extensive, it is naturally the vintage and antique fashions that are of the greatest interest to me. I have previously featured pieces from the collection
here,
here,
here,
here,
here and
here. The website already features a description and analysis of each item, so it would be redundant for me to do the same here. I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves. Enjoy :)
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| Beautiful blue scalloped Jean Dessès cocktail dress c. 1951. |
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| Pierre Balmain evening dress c. 1950-1955 |
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| Blue Victor Stiebel evening dress c. 1955 |
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| Cristóbal Balenciaga evening dress c.1953-4 |
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| Cygne Noir (Black Swan) evening gown by Christian Dior c. Autumn / Winter 1949-1950 |
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| Black and white spotted evening dress and petticoat designed by Antonio del Castillo for Lanvin c. spring/summer 1957 |
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| Pink embroidered evening gown designed by Owen Hyde Clark for Worth London c. 1955 |
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| Pink evening dress designed by Jacques Heim for Jeunes Filles c. 1959 |
