An 1885 cotton summer ensemble. Cotton is easily washable and was therefore considered suitable for Victorian approved outdoor activities such as tennis and croquet.
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Rolf Armstrong
Cyanotype, “Anna Kitteridge Allan serving the ball on an outdoor tennis court at Smith College,” 1895.
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Golfing ensemble ca. 1898 via The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
golf ensemble ca. 1893 via The Kyoto Costume Institute
Fencing jacket ca. 1904 via The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fashion ca 1925 (bathing suit).Photographer: George Hoyningen-Huene, Paris
No chance of an all over tan in this one girls.
Some lovely vintage-inspired fashion from Austrian designer Lena Hoschek.
I’ve always said that my ideal woman appreciates ties, cricket, and old-fashioned offices. How did she know?
G. D. Falksen
