Charles frederick worth

With Couture week in full swing and the forthcoming relaunch of the House of Schiaparelli (kicked off with a tribute collection from Christian Lacroix), we felt it would be an opportune moment to inject a bit of fashion history into all the show coverage. Remembered as the “Father of Haute Couture,” Charles Frederick Worth was an Englishman in Paris, outfitting the court of the Second Empire of France. Although he was not the first couturier or the most superior dressmaker, Worth’s…

Charles Frederick Worth evening dress with flowers, c. 1882, via the Met Museum

Fancy dress costume consisting of embroidered silver satin dress and lace ruff, 'Duchess of Savoia', England, early 1897.

A Style History of Charles Frederick Worth, looking at the man who designed for Empress Eugenie and Empress Sisi!

Old Master and Nineteenth Century Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture | Doyle Auction House

Design for a fancy-dress costume - Alphabet

Details of the coat and lace ruffles of the sleeves can be seen in this detail from the portrait of Sissi by Patricius Kittner.

Dress worn by comtesse Greffulhe, née Élisabeth de Caraman-Chimay, designed by Charles Frederick Worth, 1896

Ball gown by Charles Frederick Worth, c. 1887, at the Met. See: http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/82607?img=0

Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Frances (Bull) Fairchild (1845-1924), wife of Wisconsin Governor Lucius Fairchild, wearing a court gown designed...

Worked on my lecture notes and slides today for class on Wednesday. I talk about the period 1870-1899 this week. This dress, c 1860, was designed by the first and very famous fashion house, the House of Worth, Founded by an Englishman and former draper, Worth managed to charm the French Empress Eugenie and convinced her to wear his designs.

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Dinner dress (image 6) | House of Worth | French | 1877 | silk | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Accession #: C.I.69.33.3a, b

#FashionDesign Charles Frederick Worth – The Father of Fashion Design opened the first fashion house – ‘House of Worth’ in the early 19th century. Post: Charles Frederick Worth was the English fashion designer who founded the foremost fashion house “House of Worth” in the early 19th century. He is acclaimed as the Father of Haute Couture for revolutionising the business of fashion! #FashionDesign #ArchAcademy #ADESIGNTHINKER

Haute Couture Charles Frederick Worth the founder

Edith Mary Kingdon Gould (24 August 1864, New York – 13 November 1921, New Jersey), American actress and socialite. Born to Canadian par...

Paul Poiret at work