Fashion plate, from Illustrirte Frauen-Zeitung

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This hand-coloured fashion plate is from the Illustrirte Frauen Zeitung, a fashion magazine published in Berlin. The plate illustrates a bride's dress and a wedding outfit and is dated 13 February, 1882. It is signed, 'B.S'.

The line of these 'tie-back' dresses is broken by puffs, shirrings and pleats. The 'egg-timer' look is achieved by corsetry, boning and lacing up the back. The waistlines are tight fitting and extend to a long point.

Fashion plates of wedding dresses appeared in most of the notable fashion magazines every three or six months. They are a quick and easy way to show how fashion trends changed.

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• Online ID: 000-100-087-616-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.RHI 78.3
• Date: 1874 - 1883
  1882
  
• Material: Plate, fashion
  
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• What: Plate, fashion
  
• Subject: Fashion plates (NMAS Classification)
  
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• Description: One of five fashion plates from Illustrirte Feauen-Zeutybg, showing women's wear, dated 1874 - 1883
  
• References:
  • Holland, Vyvyan. Hand Coloured Fashion Plates 1770 to 1899. London: B.T. Batsford, 1955, p 166. 
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