Russian and European Court Dresses

[Ally Kumari]

You´re welcome. I think this one has not been posted yet either

[katmaxoz]

nope. Haven't seen that one either.  Thanks for posting it. It can be surprisingly difficult to dig things like this out of the online Russian archives. I just wish I could order copies of photos from them for my own records...alas defeated by the Russian text...

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

What beautiful dress, I'd like to know what color it was, is a pity that it's impossible.

[Svetabel]

It can be surprisingly difficult to dig things like this out of the online Russian archives. I just wish I could order copies of photos from them for my own records...alas defeated by the Russian text...

Actually that Archive takes orders and sells digital and paper copies. You can send them a letter via their site with all your questions about the order:

http://photoarchive.spb.ru:9090/www/static.do?value%28section%29=form

[CountessKate]

from KORSHUNOVA (available in Russian, French and English) Costume in Russia: 18th to Early 20th Centuries from the Hermitage Museum  ISBN: 0569085780

and the Russian book, by BESPALOVA Kostium v Rossii

Is this a newer version of the book that was produced in the 1980s by aurora publishing do you know? I have that book and it's still one of the best on the costume from the Hermitage I've seen.

Art of Costume In Russia: 18th to Early 20th Century (Hardcover)
by Tamara Korshunova  # Publisher: AURORA ART PUBLISHERS (1979) & (1980)
# ASIN: B000OJSSJ2

No.  The two books are quite different.  I don't read a word of Russian so the 'Kostium v Rossii' book is completely incomprehensible to me, but the pictures are so glorious I don't mind.  There are a lot more pictures of Russian regional costumes compared to 'Art of costume in Russia', just a few court costumes, a fair number of European style costumes, and quite a few uniforms. 

[Svetabel]

Princess Maria Mikhailovna Goltisina, lady-in-waiting



Maria Petrovna Kikina, in 1839, maid-of-honour

[bednayaliza]

So beautiful pictures! Thank you!

[katmaxoz]

what great pictures Svetabel. Thanks for sharing them.  Princess Maria Goltisina looks like she was lady in waiting to both Marie and Alexandra from her pin, and it also looks like an early colour photo which is amazing. Do you know if it is one?  The painting of Maria Petrovna is also interesting, especially as she is holding her koshnick rather than wearing it.  Both good finds

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

Amazing ones!!! The russian court dresses were so elegant and beautiful ;-)

[Svetabel]

what great pictures Svetabel. Thanks for sharing them.  Princess Maria Goltisina looks like she was lady in waiting to both Marie and Alexandra from her pin, and it also looks like an early colour photo which is amazing. Do you know if it is one?  The painting of Maria Petrovna is also interesting, especially as she is holding her koshnick rather than wearing it.  Both good finds

Yes, that one of Princess Golitsina is a photo, don't know what year though.

[TroubleTwin2]

These are some of the most beautiful dresses that I've ever seen. I wish I had something like them, especially the ones in the very beginning.

[bednayaliza]

[CountessKate]

Wonderful pictures!  Is the last one of court dress?  It looks to me as if it might be fancy dress - perhaps for a ball with a Russian historical theme, rather than court dress.

[bednayaliza]

It's the one of the examples of the russian dress in 19 century

[bednayaliza]

Tsesarevna Maria Fedorovna court dress 1860s