Lately I have been fascinated with fashion in silver fabrics. From the Art Deco period to this Spring and Summer 2013 runway look. So where did it all start? Doing a little bit of research I found these bits of interesting information.
In the 14th century China cloth of gold was called Marramas and a very similar cloth was made of silver. And, to this day the silver cloth similar to Marramas is made in India and Europe.
Throughout history metallic fabric has been very common among the nobility and those of wealth. Charlotte, Queen Victoria's cousin was married in a wedding gown made of metallic cloth.
Princess Charlotte's 1816 wedding dress, this dress has been altered, the 'apron' is not original
Dresses from the 1920s often showed flare and style in gold and silver. Although, the gold and silver in these dresses were usually accomplished by bead and sequin work.
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| A lovely beaded flapper 1920's dress |
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| 1920's cream and gold lame evening dress |
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| 1920's sequin dress |
Today's modern metallic fabrics made in the west are known
as lamé.
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| Lanvin Silver Lame Evening Ensemble 1930 |
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| Vionnet Dress - Fall/Winter 1938-39 |
Moving on to the 60's and 70's starting with this silk jersey, the dress below is made of silk jersey and absolutely stunning
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| Dior 1960 Evening ensemble, silk jersey |
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| The lovely Françoise Hardy in a metal-link jumpsuit by Paco Rabanne, 1968 |
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| Thierry Mugler, 1979 |
As we go forward in time to current fashion we have more stunning silver gowns with beautiful draping and bead and sequin work.
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Versace Fall 2011
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| Marchesa Pre-Spring 2012 |
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| Georges Hobeika Spring Summer 2013 Ready to Wear |
And, one final pretty one ~ no designer's name or date came with this one.
Hope you liked my current obsession with silver (and a touch of gold) gown, dresses and jumpsuits...
And, I would love it if you joined this blog and get the next color obsession, it is rather bold and wild, but that will come after the next free PDF knitting or crocheting instructions, until then, love fashion, love vintage!
I love all of these liquid metal gowns! This is how I love to see women glammed up!
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