Longchamp ladies?

[glittersweet]

This is not Longchamps and I simply wound up on a circular image hunt trying to find the real source (I shall from now on watermark and state I scanned an image to help with this general issue).
But check out that fit and shape! Thought it might be of interest, I'm definitely intrigued. But this is a general purpose sharing post :)
I linked to the pin because there are a few other interesting gowns pinterest suggests are related :)


Like this. I swear I have seen it before, maybe a book on the era, I have a few pages copied, so I may hunt for it. In fact I swear it is from that book.


Oh my, I think I am in love. Those are applied velvet bands, and wow.

Comments

[sadievale.livejournal.com]

Oh my yes, that last one!! A few of us have been drooling over it and eyeing it for years, isn't it divine!?!

[pinkdiamond.livejournal.com]

I have some images of slightly later gowns with horizontal bands, I wonder if they were inspired by this?

[pinkdiamond.livejournal.com]

I went hunting for diaries/blogs about it to add to my post for reseaource links- darn google is really pushing pins first over any other locations but hey, found the photographer and the front of the dress.
So I think there may be genuinely some connection now that I've seen that:
http://www.archivioprimoli.it/root/archivio/archivio.asp?page=8&passaggio=ricerca&parola=Cavalli

The two gowns in my storage are likewise invisibly got into. But they go for piping I think.

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

Such beautiful gowns! That stripey one is one of my all time favorites!

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

Oh that last one - the way the bands are graduated too.....

Teddy

[redthreaded.livejournal.com]

I love this era so much. Eeeep! Such loveliness.