@wildxxxoutdoors.bsky.social🧵 NEW: Civil War Homefront Collection 🏚️
40+ explicit images from 1862.
Union nurses. Confederate widows. Camp followers. Freedwomen. #CivilWar #1860s #HistoricalErotica #Homefront #Vintage
The war you never learned about ⬇️
@katestrasdin.bsky.socialAn abundance of colour and pattern characterises this mid #1860s bodice from shadowy leaves to garlands of flowers. It is almost easier to appreciate it in isolation, separate from its skirt, the details somehow more impactful as a solo piece #V_and_A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
@frockflicks.bsky.socialFarewell #EvaMarieSaint (1924-2026) "Raintree County" (1957) #1860s buff.ly/ye3S3bQ
@katestrasdin.bsky.socialIf, in the late #1860s, you happened to be in the market for a pair of silk embellished heeled boots and you had the wherewithal to shop at Jean-Louis François Pinet, which boots are you choosing? Gold and burgundy, black floral embroidered or leafy brocade? #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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@myimaginarybrklyn.bsky.socialLuigi Pesce, 1860s. “Tower of Toghrul”
@katestrasdin.bsky.socialFrom enormous sleeves to the biggest skirt and a bright pink late #1860s ballgown from the French fashion house of Emile Pingat. Minimal embellishment, all of the drama reserved for the proportions @AlbanyInstitute #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
@frockflicks.bsky.socialFarewell #BobMackie (1939-2026), fashion/costume designer and sultan of sparkle. "Went With the Wind" sketch from "The Carol Burnett Show" (1976) #RIP #GoneWithTheWind #CarolBurnett #1930s #1860s buff.ly/snx6qhS
@jeremyhopkin.bsky.social165 years ago today Toronto rolled out a brand-new way to travel: Canada’s very first streetcar line, running along Yonge Street. Operated by the Toronto Street Railway, the debut was marked with great fanfare on Sept. 10, 1861.
@katestrasdin.bsky.socialOne of my first encounters with historic dress in the early 1990s was a gown similar to this, two bodices & one skirt to change its status from day to night. I remain fascinated by adaptability in dress. This is a late #1860s version of that ambition @jbrightcollection.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
@anniebrassey.bsky.socialMeteor 3.9.1869. "We had started from #Cowes in the Meteor for the opening of the Suez Canal...I caught a bad fever while travelling in #Syria, of which I nearly died in #Malta, and still feel the ill effects sometimes. However, we were not influenced by the sailor's superstition..." #Brassey #1860s