Look I

Description:

In the 1890s the ideal woman was tall and slender, and her body would eventually transition to an ‘S’ curve silhouette (larger protruding bust, small waist, and slight emphasis on the backside). The lightly puffed sleeves of previous decades were transformed into large, voluminous sleeves that brought emphasis to the shoulders. Sleeves reached their peak size in 1895, the same year of Look I. This dress was worn by Mrs. Romyn Hitchcock when she and her husband, a world-famous entomologist, were presented in the Court of the Emperor Meiji Tenno of Japan in 1895. In the backdrop photo, Mrs. Hitchcock is seated with her King Charles Cavalier Spaniel.

Attribution:

Unknown

Date:

1895

Collection ID:

CCTC #33

Notes:

Gift of Mrs. Bert Sellen, Mrs. L.E. Dofflemyer

Exhibit tags:

Garments