A selection of costumes from the Fall 1939 Sears catalog.
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A page of painfully politically incorrect masquerade wear from the Fall 1919 Sears Catalog.
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Suggested Halloween costumes from The Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger, October 31, 1914.
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A variety of cute, nature inspired fancy dress costumes from Ladies’ Home Journal, 1911.
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A French maid costume from The Illustrated London News, February 3, 1900.
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An adorable little girl’s bat costume from circa 1897.
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Woman in Masquerade Costume painted by Frederick H. Kaemmerer circa 1892.
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A dragonfly, Japanese themed costume and an allegory of games from La Mode Illustrée, 1887.
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Allegories and personifications of ideas or places were very popular costumes in the Victorian era. This wonderful costume is a personification of Monte Carlo, the home of Monaco’s famous casinos.
From the 1887 edition of Fancy Dresses Described: or, What to wear at fancy balls.
