Ephemeral Elegance

Velvet Accented Satin Ball Gown, ca. 1886

House of Worth

via Europeana Fashion

Silk Brocade and Lace Trained Evening Dress, ca. 1884

House of Worth

via MCNY

Trained Satin Wedding Gown with Pearl Embellishment, ca. 1881

via The Met

Brocade and Lace Bustle Dinner Gown, ca. 1894-95

Ernest Raudnitz

via The Met

Color Blocked Satin Afternoon Gown, ca. 1879-81

via The Met

Beaded and Embroidered Ball Gown, ca. 1887-89

Levilon, Paris

via The Met

Cotton Lace Bustle Gown, ca. 1870s

via The Met

Figured Silk Trained Afternoon Dress, ca. 1880

via The Met

Silk Jacquard Bustle Dress with Chenille Latticework Panel, ca. 1880s

via Augusta Auctions

Cotton Lace Dress with Adjustable Bustle, ca. 1885

via The Met

Velvet Trimmed Bustle Dress, ca. 1874

Charles Frederick Worth

via Kyoto Institute

Velvet Evening Gown with Beaded Skirt, ca. 1884

A.Monaghan, Rochester, NY

via The Met

Trained Bustle Wedding Dress, early 1870s

via The Met

Trained Bustle Dress with Floral and Ivy Vine Motif, ca. 1882-83

Mme. Martin Decalf

via The Met

Gold Embroidered Evening Gown, ca. 1870s

via 3Museos

Trained Evening Gown, ca. 1887

via Fashion Museum of Bath

Lace Trimmed Afternoon Dress, late 1870s

Elise, London

via The Met