Shop the Louisa Linen Dress from Reformation, a midi length dress with a button front, small slit at the center, and ties at the back
The 2025 Prom Season is almost here
Each of these collections offers a variety of styles, from traditional ball gowns to modern designs
In Fashion in Costume, 1200-2000 (2000) Joan Nunn discusses the changes in fabric and color during this time: Throughout the period light colours were fairly general for evening wear and were considered more suitable for young ladies, as were cottons like muslin or tarlatan, but by the 1860s cotton had lost ground as a high-fashion fabric, and silk, satin, taffeta, faille, moir, silk poplin from Ireland, and velvet for more mature ladies, were used for formal dresses. (166-67) Red was a relatively common color at this time among the elite due to its richness, especially when created through the new aniline (synthetic) dyes that evoked novelty and opulence
Dress it up in this Beautiful Lace set