démodé

 adjective: old fashioned, out of style, unfashionable [from French, the past participle of démoder "to go out of fashion," from mode "fashion"].

real women's clothing, 1750-1919


New additions (last updated 11/9/07) are always marked in white

1750-1799

1800-1839

1840-1869

1870-1899

1900-1919

 

1840s

UNDERPINNINGS

Item & views Description Country Date
Corset - - 1840-50
Two corsets (scroll down) - - 1840, 1844
Petticoat - United States first half of the 19th c.
Shift - United States mid-19th c.
Shift - United States mid-19th c.
Camisole - United States mid-19th c.
Drawers - United States mid-19th c.

DAY DRESSES

Item & views Description Country Date
Dress - - Late 1830s - Early 1840s
Quilted petticoat - - 1835-60
Dress - United States 1836-41
Dress - - 1836-41
Dress - - 1838-42
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.257&A-1968 England 1838-42
Day dress - - 1840s
Day dress - - 1840s
At home gown - - 1840s
Work dress - United States 1840s
Quaker dress Here - 1840s
Quaker dress Here - 1840s
Gown - - 1840s
Dress - - 1840s
Dress - - 1840s
Gown and capelet - - 1840s
Dress - Sweden 1840s?
Dresses - - 1840s and 1840-50
Dresses (morning and walking) - Italy 1840
Dress - - 1840
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 33697 - 1840
Dresses - - 1840
Dress - United States 1840
Wedding dress Skirt description here United States 1840
Work gown - - 1840
Quilted petticoat - - 1840
Wedding dress - England 1840
Dress - United States 1840
Dress - - 1840
Dress - - 1840-42
Dress - - 1840-43
Dress and pelerine - see description for images Search here for 55.140.26 United States 1840-45
Dress - see description for images Search here for 84.122.1 United States 1840-49
Dress - United States 1840-50
Gown - - 1840-50
Wedding dress - - 1840-50
Dress - see description for images Search here for 73.146.18 United States 1840-55
Dress Look for "Lady's dress, tartan and yellow silk taffeta" - 1840-60
Dress (detail) - United Kingdom 1841
Wedding dress - United States 1841-43
Dress - - 1841-43
Day dress (right) - England 1842
Dress - - 1842-50
Gown - - 1843
Dress - - 1843-46
Day dress - - 1843-47
Wedding dress - Canada 1845 (remodeled from 1835)
Organdy bodice - - 1845
Over-bodice and skirt - - 1845
Day dress - - 1845
Day dress - - 1845
Gown - - 1845
Gown - - 1845
Day dress - Australia 1845
Day dress - Australia 1845
Dress - - 1845-48
Dress - United States 1845-48
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.849-1974 United Kingdom 1845-50
Dress - Germany? 1846-55
Dress - Germany 1846-55
Dress - - 1847-49
Dress (fabric closeup) - - 1848
Pioneer dress - United States? 1848-50
Wedding dress - England 1849

EVENING DRESSES

Item & views Description Country Date
Wedding dress - - 1839-41?
Wedding dress and alternate view - France 1840s
Evening dress - England 1840s
Dress - - 1840s?
Dress - Sweden 1840s?
Dress - England 1840
Dress - - 1840
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 33696 - 1840
Dress - - 1840
Dress - - 1840
Gown - - 1840
Dress - United States 1840
Evening bodice - - 1840
Round gown - see description for images Search here for 51.13.70 United States 1840-45
Day or evening dress (scroll down) - - 1840-49
Gown - - 1840-50
Bodice - France 1845
Evening dress - see description for images Search here for 55.140.73 United States 1845-47
Ball dress - - 1845-50
Dress - see description for images Search here for 88.0.1181.1 United States 1845-50
Evening dress - - 1846
Evening dress - United States 1847

1850s

UNDERPINNINGS

Item & views Description Country Date
Drawers - - mid-19th c.?
Shift - United States mid-19th c.
Shift - United States mid-19th c.
Camisole - United States mid-19th c.
Drawers - United States mid-19th c.
Corset - Germany? second half 19th c.
Corset - Germany? second half 19th c.
Chemisette - - 1850
Crinoline - - 1850
Crinoline - - 1850s?
Chemises or corset covers - - mid- to late 19th c.?

DAY DRESSES

Item & views Description Country Date
Quilted petticoat - - 1835-60
Dress Look for "Lady's dress, tartan and yellow silk taffeta" - 1840-60
Day and wedding dresses - United States late 1840s - mid-1850s, 1848-55, 1850-59, 1856
Dress - see description for images Search here for 51.13.73 United States 1849-52
Day dresses - England, United States 1850s
Dress - United States or Europe 1850s
Dresses (walking, afternoon, and day) - - 1850s
Promenade dress - - 1850s
Dress - - 1850s
Dress - - 1850s
Day dress - - 1850
Dress - - 1850
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 1976.79.64 - 1850
Dress - - 1850
Dress - - 1850
At home dress - England 1850
Dress - - 1850
Dress - - 1850
Dress - United States 1850
Day dress - England 1850
Mourning dress - Australia 1850
Dress - see description for images Search here for 00.4.2238 United States 1850
Bodice and skirt - - 1850
Dress - Germany 1850
Dress - - 1850
Day dress - England 1850-52
Dress - - 1850-55
Dress and alternate view Búsqueda General > CE000412 (click on Buscar) - 1850-55
Dress - see description for images Search here for 51.34.114 United States 1850-55
Morning dress - see description for images Search here for 55.140.6 United States 1850-55
Evening dress and day bodice Búsqueda General > CE000641A (click on Buscar) Spain 1850-58
Dress - - 1850-59
Dress - Germany? 1850-60
Day dress - Australia 1850-70
Day dress - - 1851-57
Wedding dress Here - 1852
Dresses (scroll down) - - 1852-58 and 1859-64
Day dress - England 1854
Wedding dress and second day dress (see also alternate view) - United States 1854
Dress - - 1854-55
Dress - - 1854-56
Dress - see description for images Search here for 94.0.9.2 United States 1854-56
Dress - - 1854-58
Dress and jacket - - 1854-58
Skirt Búsqueda General > CE001250 (click on Buscar) - 1854-66
Wrappers - United States mid-1850s
Day dress - - 1855
Day dress - - 1855
Afternoon dress - France 1855
Bodice - - 1855
Bodice - - 1855
Dress - - 1855
Dress - United States 1855
Dress - United States 1855
Afternoon dress - - 1855
Dress - Germany? 1855
Bodice and side view Búsqueda General > CE014866 (click on Buscar) - 1855-60
Day dress - - 1855-65
Dress - - 1855-65
Dress and side view Búsqueda General > CE000414A (click on Buscar) - 1855-65
Gown - see description for images Search here for 55.140.56 United States 1855-65
Day/evening dress - Sweden 1856
Dress - United States 1856-58
Day dress - - 1856-57
Dress - United States 1857
Day dress - United States 1857
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 1956.48.1 - 1857
Wedding dress - England 1857
Dress - United States 1857-59
Gown - see description for images Search here for 51.34.110 United States 1857-59
Dress - - 1858
Dress - England 1858
Day dress - England 1858
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.702-1913 United Kingdom 1858-60
Dress - - 1858-60
Maternity gown - England 1858-60
Dress - see description for images Search here for 83.116.4 United States 1858-63
Dress - United States 1858-64
Day dress - United States 1858-65

EVENING DRESSES

Item & views Description Country Date
Dress - Sweden 1850s?
Dress - Sweden 1850s
Dress - - 1850
Corselet - - 1850
Ballgown - Finland 1850
Evening dress - France 1850
Evening bodice - - 1850
Dress - - 1850
Dress - Germany 1850-60
Dress - Germany? 1850-60
Gown - France 1750 (?? looks like 1850 to me, although the fabric may be 1750)
Fancy dress costume - - 1851
Evening dress (scroll down) - - 1850-53
Dress and alternate view Búsqueda General > CE014857A (click on Buscar) Spain 1850-55
Evening dress and day bodice Búsqueda General > CE000641A (click on Buscar) Spain 1850-58
Dress and back and closeup Búsqueda General > CE000413A (click on Buscar) - 1850-58
Wedding dress - - 1851
Evening dress - - 1855
Evening dress - England 1855
Evening dress - England or United States 1855
Dress - Germany 1855
Dress - - 1855-59
Bodice and back and side Búsqueda General > CE008793 (click on Buscar) - 1855-65
Evening dress Click "NEXT" arrow to third garment - 1856
Day/evening dress - Sweden 1856
Evening dress - England 1857
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 1985.12.3 - 1858
Evening dress - United States 1858
Evening dress - Canada 1858
Evening dress - United States 1859-60

1860s

UNDERPINNINGS

Item & views Description Country Date
Shift - United States mid-19th c.
Shift - United States mid-19th c.
Camisole - United States mid-19th c.
Drawers - United States mid-19th c.
Dress - United States 1858-64
Dresses (scroll down) - - 1859-64 and 1860-65
Drawers - United States 1860
Drawers - United States 1860
Crinoline cage - United Kingdom 1860
Cage crinoline - United Kingdom 1860
Corset - United States 1860
Chemise, corset, and crinoline Advanced search > Museum # > T.86-1935 (chemise); T.169-1961 (corset); CIRC.87-1951 (crinoline) United Kingdom; France or United Kingdom; United Kingdom 1860; 1864; 1867
Crinoline - England 1860-65
Hoop and alternate view Búsqueda General > CE020783 (click on Buscar) - 1860-68
Corselette and Bodice (scroll down) - United States 1860-69, 1860s
Corset - - 1860-70
Petticoat - England 1860-70
Corset - England 1860-70
Camisole - - 1860-80
Hoop Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 10769.36 - 1862
Crinoline - - 1864
Crinoline - - 1865
Hoop - - 1865
Drawers - - 1865
Hoop skirt - United States 1865
Cage crinoline Advanced search > Museum # > T.51-1980 England 1865-68
Crinoline - - 1865-69
Crinoline - England 1865-70
Corset - - 1865-75
Crinoline - England 1866
Crinoline - Germany? 1868
Petticoats - - 1860s-70s?
Chemises or corset covers - - mid- to late-19th c.?

DAY DRESSES

Item & views Description Country Date
Dress - Germany 1850-60
Day dress - Australia 1850-70
Dress - Germany? 1850-70
Dresses (walking and day) - Italy 1852-65
Skirt Búsqueda General > CE001250 (click on Buscar) - 1854-66
Dress and side view Búsqueda General > CE000414A (click on Buscar) - 1855-65
Day dress - United States 1857-65
Day dress - - 1858-65
Day dress - - early 1860s
Morning dress - - early 1860s
Day dress (scroll down, left) - - 1860s
Ball gown - France or United States 1860s

Dress (scroll down)

 - - 1860s
Day dress - Germany? 1860s
Dress - - 1860s
Dress with bolero jacket - - 1860s
Dress - - 1860s?
Walking dresses - Italy 1860s?
Dress - Sweden 1860s?
Dress - Sweden 1860s?
Dress (scroll down) - Poland? 1860s?
Wedding dress - United States 1860
Walking dress - United States 1860
Bodice - - 1860
Bodice - - 1860
Day gown - - 1860
Wedding dress - United States 1860
Summer dress - England 1860
Wedding dress - England 1860
Day dress - England 1860
Dress - United States 1860
Dress - see description for images Search here for 2004.9.48 United States 1860
Bodice and skirt - - 1860
Bodice - Germany 1860
Bodice - Germany 1860
Summer dress - - 1860
Dress - - 1860-62
Day dress - England 1860-62
Dress & undersleeves - - 1860-62
Dress - United States 1860-65
Dress - United States 1860-65
Dress and cape - - 1860-65
Bodice and back and closeup Búsqueda General > CE011035 (click on Buscar) - 1860-65
Robe à transformation and Reception dress - England, ? 1860-65, 1867-68
Day dress - - 1860-70
Day and evening dress - - 1860-70
Dress - United States 1861
Wedding dress - United States 1861
Dress - United States 1861
Summer dress - England 1861
Dress - - 1861-63
Day dress - United States 1861-65
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.222 to B-1969 United Kingdom 1862
Dress - United States 1862
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.22-1973 United Kingdom 1862
Skirt and jacket - - 1862
Dress - - 1862-64
Dress - - 1862-67
Dress - England 1863
Dress (left) - United States 1863-65
Day dress - - 1863-67
Wedding dress - - 1864
Bodice - - 1865
Bodice - - 1865
Day dress - - 1865
Day dress - - 1865
Wedding dress - United States 1865
Dress - United States 1865
Dress - - 1865
Dress Skirt description here United States 1865
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 29668 - 1865
Dress - - 1865
Dress - - 1865
Dress (click on Next Image for more images [7 total]) Here - 1865
Gown - - 1865
Dress - England 1865
Gown - - late 1860s
Dress (left) - France 1865-67
Walking dress - England 1865-67
Dress Búsqueda General > CE000415A (click on Buscar) France 1865-68
Ensemble - - 1865-69
Dress - - 1865-70
Servant's dress - - 1865-70
Shirt and garibaldi jacket - England 1865-70
Dress and skirt Búsqueda General > CE003609 (click on Buscar) Spain 1865-70
Dress - Sweden 1865-70
Dress - Sweden 1865-70
Day dress - - late 1860s
Wedding dress - - 1866
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.174&A-1965 United Kingdom 1866
Dress - England 1866-68
Dress - - 1866-69
Wedding dress (click on middle top image) - England 1867
Dress - England 1867
Dress - United States 1867
Promenade dress - England 1867
Day dress - England 1867
Dress - England 1867
Dress - England 1867
Dress - England 1867
Dress - England 1867
Dress (right) - France 1867-71
Dress (right) - France 1863-65
Wedding dress - - 1868
Wedding dress - England 1868
Wedding dress - - 1868
Dress (sleeve closeup) Advanced search > Museum # > T.13-1943 Great Britain 1868
Dress - England 1868
Dress - England 1868
Dress with day and evening bodices - United Kingdom 1868-70
Dress - United Kingdom 1868-70
Dress - United States 1868-72
Promenade dress - Italy 1868-72
Ensemble - - 1868-72
Dress - - 1868-74
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.12 to B-1943 United Kingdom 1869
Dress - England 1869
Day dress - England 1869
Day dress - England 1869
Day dress