Charles frederick worth

It’s the most fashionable of fairytales- the poor Lincolnshire lad who went out to work at 11, arrived in Paris with £5 in his pocket and eventually designed the first bespoke frocks for the newly re-established Parisian court within years of arriving in the city.

With Couture week in full swing and the forthcoming relaunch of the House of Schiaparelli (kicked off with a tribute collection from Christian Lacroix), we felt it would be an opportune moment to inject a bit of fashion history into all the show coverage. Remembered as the “Father of Haute Couture,” Charles Frederick Worth was an Englishman in Paris, outfitting the court of the Second Empire of France. Although he was not the first couturier or the most superior dressmaker, Worth’s…

Woman's masquerade ball dress. Backgammon and checkers theme. Watercolour drawing possibly by Léon Sault, probably for Charles Frederick Worth. Paris, 1860s.

Charles Frederick Worth

Design for a fancy-dress costume, 1860s. Worth. Watercolor.

Good morning! DO NOT. WISH TO BE. AT WORK. TODAY. I rallied my spirits this morning hoping that feeling better about feeling better wou...

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Portrait of Elisabeth of Austria. Artist??

Bustle (undergarment structure); ranged from padded, cushionlike devices to half hoops of steel, the fullness dropped to below the hips, and a semicircular frame supported the trailing skirts