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They've found an unpicked dress and reconstructed the way it has probably been remade four times from an 1740s original into possibly the 1940s.

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Students piece together the mystery of a 280-year-old yellow dress – National Trust

Fragments of yellow silk discovered in a bag have been reconstructed into a historically accurate 18th century dress, thanks to a collaboration between the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and the National Trust (NSW).
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla''

Giselle's very old account
Giselle's very old account
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This is amazing! I'm so glad you posted this link, absolutely fascinating!
I couldn't help but shudder at the fourth item, just a little jacket? Were they mad? That looks like a home sewer who had no idea what it was, somehow got this and had a go at remaking it. Oh dear god...
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Giselle
Giselle
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wearing 17th/18th c clothes in the 19th/20th c.
@bookandswordblog From what I see in museums (like the V&A), it is mainly the smaller size clothes that survive to this day because the bigger sizes were reworked for smaller people and/or in newer designs. The Costume collection at Worthing Museum has a 1900 dress that I saw there in person (sort of study day) where the neckline/front was reworked at least twice to newer designs.
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