Red dress in the 1850s?

[frualeydis]

To all you victorian experts: How common was it to have a ruby red ball gown in the 1850s-60s. All portraits and preserved clothing show a lot of blue, but no deep red. Wasn't it popular, was it indecent and too "sexual" to wear ruby red or is it just me who have missed it?

Eva

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[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

I believe it's in From Queen to Empress, a book of dresses from the years of Queen Victoria's reign that has an absolutely stunning red ballgown. It's from the late 1860s and worn over an ellipitical cage. It has two bodices, one for daywear and one for evening. I'll scan it in when I find the book. It should be on my shelves, but seems to be hiding...

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

That would be wonderful.

Eva