Monday, 28 January 2013

A most delightful jacket / half-robe

I found Dutch online collections today... Another great time eater. Anyway, I found this 1775-1800 cotton jacket / half-robe (property of the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum) made from monochrome chintz (?) that just screams "modern day historical reinterpretation" to me. I mean, as in a dress idea.


Feel free to steal the idea; I don't have a fabric like that.

Also, I can't help thinking the style is more modern than the dates suggest. Maybe it was an old fabric made into a newer style? A refashion?
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9 comments:

  1. Lisa28 January 2013 at 15:30

    Yes, picture it on a skinny model, with dark tights, hair up in messy bun, oversized bag, etc.

    Chintz, maybe - with an "n"?

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    1. Hana - Marmota28 January 2013 at 16:40

      And oversized dark sunglasses and chunky jewellery.

      Oops, that's what I meant - the site actually says "sits", and that's why I put that question mark there... guess it carried over into my interpretation as well. :D

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    2. Lisa28 January 2013 at 21:45

      Yes! Which makes me think of Audrey Hepburn, who would have looked cute in it, too. A timeless style, really; good for Regency times, our modern era, and in between.

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  2. marcy harriell | oonaballoona28 January 2013 at 15:50

    when i saw the picture in my reader, i thought it WAS a modern day dress!

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  3. Becky29 January 2013 at 15:43

    I wouldn't have known it was a jacket instead of a dress if you hadn't said something!

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    1. Hana - Marmota29 January 2013 at 17:04

      The Dutch site says "jak"; I think it's a half-robe, which is something in between, a bit like... a cardigan?

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  4. Paisley20 February 2013 at 14:35

    It's beautiful - it reminds me a little of an artist's smock (but the sleeves are too short) - it just proves some designs never date.

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    1. Hana - Marmota21 February 2013 at 19:50

      They only date immediately afterwards, and only because people get bored easily... :D I love the timelessness of certain Regency styles.

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