Classic

(This is my absolute favorite of all the pseudo-historical Victorian fancy dress costumes: a "classical" Grecian style...draped over a bustle and corset!  "Not rigidly correct" is quite the understatement!)

This simple rendering of a classic gown is suited to a young girl of slender figure, and is not rigidly correct as the costume of ancient days. It can be made in soft cashmere, muslin, nun's veiling, crêpe, crêpe de Chine, or Liberty silk, worked in the Greek-key pattern with narrow Russian gold braid.

Source: Holt, Ardern.  Fancy Dresses Described, 5th Edition.  London: Debenham & Freebody, 1887.

Comments

[Bellatrixed]

This is gorgeous and inspirational.

[Susan de Guardiola]

I'm not sure "gorgeous" is precisely my opinion, but yes, it does inspire some interesting ideas.