1910s blouse

Antique mid to late 1910s 1920s sheer ecru chiffon long sleeve blouse with filet lace and Valenciennes lace trim! Styled with a double lace trimmed square cut front collar neckline with pin tuck seams which also accent each upper shoulder. The center bodice features large Filet Lace floral motifs a

Blouse, Mauve silk chiffon Mascotte, London c.1912

This post is the seventh in a series in which I endeavour to create a historically-accurate late-1910s outfit to the best of my ability. From using an antique sewing machine, finding modern pattern…

One of my goals this year is to start sharing some images of clothing I have in my vintage clothing collection. My collection of antique and vintage garments is not large (I have friends with much…

1910s antique silk blouse • s/m | Instagram

With the underwear layers of my Edwardian outfit almost done, I could finally start on the garment which began the whole project, the blouse. I used the Wearing History Edwardian Blouse pattern, bu…

White linen blouse with tan trim, retailed by The Irish Linen Stores, London, ca. 1910

Nany is talking about her 1900s blouse, that is based on an example from “La Mode Illustrée” of 25 October 1908. All the sewing techniques used within this blouse are taken from an extant book, which makes this garment very close to an original blouse from that era. Nany only needs to add some closures and decorative buttons. Other than that, this blouse is finished and only waits to be worn.

The period 1900-1909 by chance almost exactly covers the Edwardian age in Britain.Queen Victoria died in 1901 and King Edward VII acceded the throne in

I finally have a finished project to share! Here’s a finished project that just happens to also be a pattern sample of the “Elsie” 1910’s blouse pattern. It went together really quickly, as soon as I had time to do it. I had previously checked the pattern when I released it, but I didn’t have […]Continue Reading...