Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"… dress, ca.1905Maine Historical Society Many fashionable silk dresses from this period deteriorate beyond saving because the linings supporting the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"Other crinoline dresses also feature the fashionable pelerine look. The detached fringed pelerine on a purple shot silk ensemble matches the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"In more fashionable quarters, before the new fashion blazed its trail, European and American designers experimented, producing some exotic creations."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"Well-worn everyday dresses tend not to remain pristine, and are thus not saved, whereas the extreme and special occasion garments such as the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"Nevertheless, in due course, this new fashion influenced most wardrobes to some degree, and is most recognizable in the mid 1950s teenage girl's…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"While French fashions inspired design, fashion conscious U.S. consumers began to recognize and appreciate the work of American designers such as…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 3 of 3

"1830-1850 Figured silk dress, ca. 1845Maine Historical Society Silk dresses in subdued colors of plain and woven patterns predominate the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"1830Maine Historical Society Gigot sleeve dress, ca. 1834Maine Historical Society Gigot sleeve dress, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"These magazines provided a wealth of up to date fashion information, pattern diagrams (to be enlarged), fashion illustrations, and a variety of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"Most outstanding is a ca. 1905 long, body-fitting dress with white crescent embroidery, a three-quarter double skirt from the hips, and long…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 3 of 3

"1907Maine Historical Society Made of sturdy linen, a straight skirted day dress features areas of bold crochet lace embellishing the skirt, the wide…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"Cut velvet two-piece dress, ca. 1885Maine Historical Society Ida Bowles' wedding dress, ca.1886Maine Historical Society In August 1882…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"Beyond women's dresses, and taken as whole, the collection incorporates a considerable quantity and variety of different categories of apparel, of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3

"… Portland." Several examples of mid 20th century fashions in the collection were originally sold at Felix Dress Shop, specializing in "women's…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4

"The dress also includes two large jet beaded medallions, holding a satin swag that is draped over the skirt's front."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… Society Contrasting with these two luxurious and fashionable gowns, a modest small child’s dress in the collection is a rare eighteenth century…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… when silk textiles were so expensive and new dresses required many yards of fabric, women were familiar with the custom of either themselves or…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"1925Maine Historical Society Nile green dress, Paris, ca. 1926Maine Historical Society Perhaps a green all over beaded mid-calf length dress…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"The change was not as abrupt as it might seem. The new fashion had origins in soft informal one-piece muslin gowns such as those favored by French…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… women who, from the beginnings of the American fashion industry in the 1920s, found opportunities in fashion fields such as designing, advertising…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"Site Overview Madam de St. Felix ball dress, ca. 1820Maine Historical Society This collection portal consists of introduction narratives…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"Crimplene became synonymous with 1960s and 1970s fashions. Two Crimplene examples in the collection were likely conservative special occasion dresses."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"1950-1960 Ida M. Lane speckeled blue dress, ca. 1955Maine Historical Society Denim jeans and more casual dress, the uniform of the emergent…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"1800-1830 Lucia Wadsworth's "assembly dress," Portland, ca. 1799Maine Historical Society Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca."