/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I love this dress, designed by Lady Duff-Gordon. Her photograph on wikipedia is amazing btw

When I was at school 7ish years ago a member of staff unearthed a load of historical fashion items, mostly dresses and accessories like shoes and gloves. None of the current or recent members of staff, some who had been there for decades, knew that it was there. IIRC the stuff was mostly from between Victorian era to the 1950s (potentially when it had all been hidden away), but there were a few Georgian pieces in the collection. I don't think anyone ever found out who had collected it and squirrelled it away to be forgotten about. I wasn't interested in historical clothing back then so didn't do any close studies or anything of it, just a few sketches of one dress because I did art. Such a missed opportunity looking back, I wish I had paid more attention to it all!