.. fabrics and apparel; suited to modern tastes.

.. still has a lot of the Victorian Era “Aesthetics”… comfortable, rich, luxurious.. and there are certainly no corsets!  Today’s imagery, however, is specifically designed to appeal to modern buyers.

… sells cosmetics, home furnishings, textiles, custom design, household objects, and other toiletries in addition to providing fashion design and oodles and oodles of fabrics.  The current price of a “Tana Lawn”, which is considered “traditional printed cotton” for them, is about 23 British pounds, or about $40 US after …

… sold to high fashion as well as Aesthetics.  They catered to those wanting fine quality textiles and trims like these tea gowns are made of.  The carrot orange is seen often in early 20th century gowns.  Today Liberty adjusts colors and designs to suit modern tastes. (Photo: Liberty gowns …

Cody Library, Heart Mountain Road, Saturday, June 9, 2018 2-3:30 pm.  Hosted by “Friends of the Cody Library: with social time to follow.  Free to the public, but we’d appreciate donations. Here we are with new friends made “Friends of the Powell Library” on May 1st.  It was just a …

… and Liberty of London’s was THE place to buy.  Not only did they create original, high quality, natural fabrics with dyes and prints specific to the Aesthetic cause, but they provided key fashion designers.  It was Liberty’s that brought the Aesthetic dream of fashion to life. (Left: Pre-Raphaelite inspiration …

.. you can find the concepts of mythological figures, lack of corsetry, emphasis on the “natural” shape of the female body, flowing and organic forms, colors of nature, and attention to detail, draping, and ease in movement in today’s bridal wear. The main difference is that today synthetic fabrics and …

.. sometimes fell a little short of the ideal that was presented by Pre-Raphaelite paintings.  The result of “natural and beautiful forms” sometimes resulted in frizzy hair, poor draping, or strange accessorizing.  You have to give them credit for trying as they believed every woman was beautiful and sensuous if …

.. many wealthy women, and particularly English and American women, could afford to be what was considered “on the fringe” of fashion by wearing Aesthetic clothing.  The obvious difference between Aesthetic gowns and high fashion of the day was a distinct lack of corset.  Second notorious feature were flowing and …

.. in stained glass, wallpaper, carpeting, and design.  Differing from the “busy” Victorian household, the Aesthetes aimed for balance and comfort, and although not knowing the concept yet, a type of “feng shui” in the flow and dynamics of house, home, and costume. (Photo: an Aesthetic stained glass from the …