The Gilded Lily

12/17/2023

It was a very busy season! Thanks to all, it was a pleasure and privilege to work on your beautiful wedding clothes. Best wishes to everyone for the holidays and new year! Carla

by this early 18th century survival- sumptuous emerald green silk velvet ensemble with gold and silver metallics, c1718. More: http://cataleg.museudeldisseny.cat/fitxa/mtib/H298017/?lang=en
Via © 2015 Museu del Disseny de Barcelona

08/24/2023

Can attest!

When was the last time you spotted a teetering stiletto? In the ever-shifting fashion sphere, one particular change has caught the eye of experts of late: a gradual decline in popularity of high heels.

08/16/2023

Would still violate the "no food in the studio" rule!

08/26/2022

1900
Evening dress
Ivory silk taffeta and chiffon, ecru lace insertions, chiffon flowers embroidered with silver thread, silver sequins
FIDM Museum

08/24/2022

Looks like Lavin!

1954, France
Evening dress by Christian Dior
Embroidered silk faille, rhinestones, sequins
UNT Texas Fashion Collection

08/14/2022

1908, France
Evening dress by the House of Worth
Pink chiffon, pink satin embroidered with silk floss cornflowers, pink machine-made lace, silk cornflowers, silk roses, brilliant-set bands, pale pink bead-and-brilliant tassels
MCNY

08/03/2022

1743, England
Gown, woven from a design by Anna Maria Garthwaite
Polychrome, weft-patterned silk (brocade) patterning; off-white, plain-weave silk
Historic Deerfield

07/28/2022

By the onset of the 1970s, fashion took a marked turn away from formality and toward eclecticism. The influence of youth-driven, counter-culture styles can be seen in the vibrantly printed ensembles by Givenchy, Balenciaga’s heir apparent, and the New York ready-to-wear branch of Dior. Their long, fluid, and kinetically graceful garments are marked departures from the more rigidly constructed styles of the preceding decade.

“Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and their Legacies” is on view until November 6, 2022.
https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/dior-balenciaga.php

Left: Hubert de Givenchy, printed silk organza evening dress with matching scarf, spring/summer 1971, France, gift of Mildred S. Hilson

Right: Gaston Berthelot for Christian Dior New York, printed pink silk and gold metallic evening dress, metallic and faux pearl belt by Abbe Creations, autumn/winter 1968, USA, gift of Beatrice Renfield

07/27/2022