Possibly The Worst 1850s Dress Ever (In My Opinion)

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1859. The Museum at FIT.

In my opinion, it looks like a furry animal (goat, sheep, elk???) got entangled with a fringe machine. All those shades of brown are not pleasing together, to my eye. I imagine this must be very heavy.

What do you think? I’d love to hear from you if you have a differing opinon.

28 thoughts on “Possibly The Worst 1850s Dress Ever (In My Opinion)

  1. Children, let’s all say “Eewwww.” Just like today, not all our ancestors’ had good fashion sense.

  2. Hehe..:p -It looks strange; I think of Scarlet in “Gone with the wind” when she had made a dress out of curtains, as the materials was hard to get in times of war…

    1. Hm, yes, I suppose that if you were really hard pressed for materials maybe you would use anything you have. But perhaps then the dress wouldn’t need all the embellishment?

  3. It looks like she was attacked by ugly 70s curtains and a bathroom rug. I saw a woman at the grocery store last week who was wearing what looked like a high pile fuzzy rag rug. Bad taste is timeless ;-b

  4. Perhaps the dowels were too heavy. I wonfer if bamboo would be lighter. Looks like you all had fun!

  5. If you “wouldn’t be caught near it” why bring it here to use it simply as a pillory to be shied at? People make choices for a variety of reason, not simply appearance. You have no idea of the reasons for the choices made here. Taste is personal, tastes have changed. Why do you condescending people presume to be so rude? I wonder what other people think of what you look like when you wear what you trick yourselves out in.

    1. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, Gregory. You bring up some excellent points about the differing views each of us brings to each experience we have and choice that we make. Perhaps my commentary could have used further explantation or a more understanding tone. I’m quite sure that some opinions of what I like and choose to wear are just as strong.

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