Ladies Costumes
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Lady Richmond
Call for PriceThis turn-of-the-century socialite spent much of her time and fortune entertaining. Bengaline dress features flattering bodice and peplum. Leg-o-mutton sleeves, velvet lapel and dickey trimmed with velvet ribbon, lace and a broach.
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My Fair Lady
Call for PriceProfessor Henry Higgins transformed this Cockney flower girl into his Fair Lady. Stand up lace and velvet collar, fitted bodice with satin buttons. Sleeves bell into velvet and lace while bengaline lace swag and bustle form narrow skirt.
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Lady Hamilton
Call for PriceThis Grand Dame of the opera was a great Patron of the Arts. Designed to flatter the woman with fuller figure, this elegant dress features a plunging lace neckline with a broach, capping lace and ruffled sleeves. Velvet waistline drops into a lace overskirt. Dickey included.
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Gibson Girl
Call for PriceIn the late 1800’s famous illustrator Charles Dana Gibson created the “Gibson Girl.” She combined independence, femininity, and that much desired hourglass figure. Ribbon striped collar forms a plunging V-neck over dickey with leg-o-mutton sleeves and drop waist over flared bengaline skirt.
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Queen’s Guard Corset
Call for PriceProtection of the royal family from dangers both inside and outside the borders is a job taken most seriously. Captain Theodosia Batterby leads an elite team of scientists and spies to stay a step ahead of villains at home and abroad. Her uniform allows her the high fashion standard of a Victorian lady while keeping to the rigid protocol of a Queen’s Guard officer. Matching jacket (LC138) and bicornered hat (LH87) sold separately.
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Queen’s Guard Jacket
Call for PriceProtection of the royal family from dangers both inside and outside the borders is a job taken most seriously. Captain Theodosia Batterby leads an elite team of scientists and spies to stay a step ahead of villains at home and abroad. Her uniform allows her the high fashion standard of a Victorian lady while keeping to the rigid protocol of a Queen’s Guard officer. Matching corset (LC139) and bicornered hat (LH87) sold separately.
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Coco
Call for PriceCoco was a giddy flapper: rouged, clipped, and careening in a dance to lewd strains of a jazz quartet. One-shouldered flapper dress features diagonally layered chainette fringe over lined shimmer lame. Shoulder is adorned with a satin rose and neckline, and is finished with sequined trim.
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Lady Eliza
Call for PriceEliza Bennet, pressured by her family to marry for status and for money, longed for nothing more than to marry for love. Witty and independent, she finds her love in the arms of Mr. Darcy.
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Ruby Skirt
Call for PriceThe Ruby Skirt provides a complete look for the Queen’s Guard (Coat LC138 and Vest LC139, sold separately) ensemble.
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Angel of Harlem
Call for PriceAn homage to the nightclubs of Jazz Age Harlem, New York, this striking stage performer dress (LC156) is shown here with with its satin bodice with chiffon ruffles over the upper arm, and a satin skirt with layered chiffon ruffles, giving enough flow and bounce to create just the right amount of movement and purpose in a photograph to capture the lively spirit of a night on 110th Street.
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Babette’s Fancy
Call for PriceThe rumor that Babette came from Paris to Wyoming just to experience the adventure of the Wild West may or may not be true. But, whatever the case, she is the toast of the town and every cowboy wants to meet her. Her dress (LC157) is as exotic and alluring as she, with a velvet bodice and lacy bust complementing a satin skirt and undershirt ruffles with double satin peplum that’s as at home in Montparnasse as it is in Silver City.
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Roxanne
Call for PriceDazzling in stretch sparkles and flirty fringe, Roxanne (LC149) seeks stardom on stage at The Onyx. Her dress is the perfect reflection of the decadent nightlife of the Roaring Twenties.
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Roxy
Call for PriceCarefree and cosmopolitan, Roxy embodied the Roaring Twenties. While at the jazz club or on the deck of a swinging boat party at the wharf, her shimmering dress and signature feather headband made her the bee’s knees wherever she appeared.
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The Fabulous Miss Baker
Call for PriceThe first black woman to star in a major motion picture, Josephine Baker was a beauty ahead of her time. From her start as one of the most celebrated headliners in Paris to her courageous contributions during the civil rights movement in the US, where she refused to perform for segregated audiences, Josephine Baker became known as the Creole Goddess, and the Black Venus during her romp through the Jazz Age. This dress (LC155), ready for the big stage and featuring a satin under-dress trimmed in chiffon, recaptures the essence of the Fabulous Miss Baker.
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Pirate Queen
Call for PriceGrace O’Malley became chieftan of her clan in 16th century Ireland, inherited her father’s shipping business, and came to be known far and wide as the richest and most daring female seafarer of her day. The Pirate Queen of Connacht, as she came to be known, was even entertained at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, and refused to bow before her. Her garb, flashy but rugged, made her easy to spot on the streets of Dublin! Pleated bands of satin with Venetian lace drape over arms. Satin bows accent plunging bodice, while bengaline overskirt frames a panel of watermark lame.
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Penelope Passion
Call for PriceRed hot Penelope Passion of the wild west has a fitted bodice accented with gold trim and daring, off-the-shoulder sleeves, all generously decorating this dazzling taffeta dress (also available as washable satin).