Fashion

Modemakt/Power of fashion

Posted 2 days ago at 15:25 CET in Exhibitions, Fashion, Museums, and Photos.

A couple of days ago I visited the new exhibition at Nordiska museet, Modemakt or Power of fashion, there wasn’t a huge amount of 18th century clothes but the ones they did show were really wonderful.

The exhibition has it’s own website complete with a database containing pictures and information about most of the garments on show. Continue reading to see my own photos from the exhibition.

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Meg Andrews

Posted Feb 28, 2010 at 14:26 CET in Costumers & web shops, Fashion, and Links.

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Meg Andrews sells antique clothing and there are some great photos of 18th century garments on the site.

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Modemakt - 300 år av kläder

Posted Feb 18, 2010 at 20:00 CET in Exhibitions, Fashion, and Museums.

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Modemakt - 300 år av kläder is a new exhibition opening at Nordiska museet in Stockholm on February 26. It will show clothing from the 1780s, 1860s and 1960s, “times when economy, new ideas and new technology strongly influenced fashion”.

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Siden och kattun

Posted Feb 4, 2010 at 15:15 CET in Events, Fashion, Lectures, and Swedish events.

On February 6 there will be a lecture, Siden och kattun, about 18th century clothes and fashion at Stadsarkivet. The lecture starts at 12 am.

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Pockets of History

Posted Dec 1, 2009 at 14:23 CET in Fashion, Links, and Photos.

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Pockets of History is a great site with pictures of and information about tie-on pockets, many of them from the 1700s.

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