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I Photograph Models Wearing 200 Year Old Dresses To Create Hauntingly Beautiful Images

I Photograph Models Wearing 200 Year Old Dresses To Create Hauntingly Beautiful Images

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I've always wanted to travel back in time: where fashion was elaborate, unique, and built to last.
Unfortunately for me, time travel machines aren't real.
Luckily for me, victorian dresses were truly built to last, allowing me to at least pretend to travel back in time.
My obsession with old things gets stronger every year. When I was 16, I collected vintage dresses from the 70s. When I was 20, I started collecting 100 year old film cameras and fixing them up. I'm now 22, and I've started collecting dresses as old as nearly 200 years!
You may ask: "Should something that old even be worn? Isn't it disintegrating into dust by now?" The answer to that is - it depends on the dress! I have a few wool and silk dresses that are in remarkable shape. Consumer culture back then was a lot different, and dresses were supposed to last a lifetime (clearly - they were made to last many lifetimes!).
Anyway - enjoy the victorian revival art!
More info: Instagram

#1 1890s Mourning Gown

1890s Mourning Gown
44points

#2 1890s Mourning Gown

1890s Mourning Gown
34points

#3 1870s Wool Walking Suit

1870s Wool Walking Suit
33points

#4 1890s Mourning Gown

1890s Mourning Gown
33points

#5 1890s Mourning Gown

1890s Mourning Gown
30points

#6 1890s Two Piece Dress

1890s Two Piece Dress
30points

#7 1840s Gown

1840s Gown
28points

#8 1870s Wool Walking Suit

1870s Wool Walking Suit
27points

#9 1870s Wool Walking Suit

1870s Wool Walking Suit
27points

#10 1890s Mourning Gown

1890s Mourning Gown
26points

#11 1870s Wool Walking Suit

1870s Wool Walking Suit
23points

#12 1890s Two Piece Dress

1890s Two Piece Dress
20points

#13 1870s Wool Walking Suit

1870s Wool Walking Suit
18points

#14 1870s Wool Walking Suit

1870s Wool Walking Suit
17points

#15 1890s Mourning Gown

1890s Mourning Gown
17points

#16 1890s Mourning Gown

1890s Mourning Gown
16points

#17 1870s Wool Walking Suit

1870s Wool Walking Suit
16points

#18 1870s Wool Walking Suit

1870s Wool Walking Suit
15points

#19 1890s Two Piece Dress

1890s Two Piece Dress
13points

#20 1870s Wool Walking Suit

1870s Wool Walking Suit
12points
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