démodé

 adjective: old fashioned, out of style, unfashionable [from French, the past participle of démoder "to go out of fashion," from mode "fashion"].

real women's clothing, 1600-1919


1600-1699

1700-1749

1750-1799

1800-1839

1840-1869

1870-1899

1900-1919

Happily and unhappily, it has gotten to the point where there are so many extensive costume collections online that I can no longer keep up with updating this directory.  I will leave this directory online, but it will no longer be updated.

Instead, I have created and will continue to maintain the DIGITAL COLLECTIONS OF EXTANT COSTUMES directory, which points to online collections databases, highlights, exhibitions, etc. that include costume.

1840s

UNDERPINNINGS

Item & views Description Museum Country Date
Corset - Manchester City Gallery - 1840-50
Two corsets (scroll down) - Kent State University Museum - 1840, 1844
Chemise - Metropolitan Museum of Art United States 1840-59
Petticoat - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States first half of the 19th c.
Shift - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Shift - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Camisole - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Drawers - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.

DAY DRESSES

Item & views Description Museum Country Date
Quilted petticoat - Old Sturbridge Village - 1835-60
Dress - Smithsonian Institution United States 1836-41
Dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1836-41
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1840s
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1840s
At home gown - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1840s
Quaker dress Here Clinton County Historical Society - 1840s
Quaker dress Here Clinton County Historical Society - 1840s
Gown - Cecil Higgins Art Gallery - 1840s
Gown and capelet - Kent State University Museum - 1840s
Dresses (morning and walking) - Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino Italy 1840
Dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1840
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 33697 Musée McCord Museum - 1840
Dress - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1840
Wedding dress Skirt description here Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1840
Work gown - Old Sturbridge Village - 1840
Quilted petticoat - Old Sturbridge Village - 1840
Wedding dress - Bowes Museum England 1840
Dress - University of Alberta Museums United States 1840
Dress - Nationalmuseet - 1840
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1840-42
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1840-43
Dress and pelerine - see description for images Search here for 55.140.26 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1840-45
Dress - see description for images Search here for 84.122.1 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1840-49
Dress - Smithsonian Institution United States 1840-50
Gown - Old Sturbridge Village - 1840-50
Wedding dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum - 1840-50
Dress - see description for images Search here for 73.146.18 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1840-55
Dress (detail) - Manchester City Gallery United Kingdom 1841
Wedding dress - Los Angeles County Museum of Art United States 1841-43
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1841-43
Dress - Smithsonian Institution - 1842-50
Gown - Old Sturbridge Village - 1843
Dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1843-46
Day dress Search > BATMC 2005.50 Fashion Museum - 1843-47
Wedding dress - Costume Museum of Canada Canada 1845 (remodeled from 1835)
Organdy bodice - Costar Vintage Clothing and Costume Archive - 1845
Over-bodice and skirt - Costar Vintage Clothing and Costume Archive - 1845
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1845
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1845
Gown - Old Sturbridge Village - 1845
Gown - Old Sturbridge Village - 1845
Day dress - Powerhouse Museum Australia 1845
Day dress - Powerhouse Museum Australia 1845
Dress - Wien Museum - 1845-48
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.849-1974 Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom 1845-50
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany? 1846-55
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany 1846-55
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1847-49
Dress (fabric closeup) - Manchester City Gallery - 1848
Wedding dress - Bowes Museum England 1849

EVENING DRESSES

Item & views Description Museum Country Date
Wedding dress - Mint Museum of Art France 1840s
Dress - Museo Soumaya - 1840s?
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 33696 Musée McCord Museum - 1840
Dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1840
Dress - Bassetlaw Museum - 1840
Gown - Old Sturbridge Village - 1840
Evening bodice - Powerhouse Museum - 1840
Round gown - see description for images Search here for 51.13.70 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1840-45
Day or evening dress (scroll down) - Kent State University Museum - 1840-49
Gown - Old Sturbridge Village - 1840-50
Bodice - Powerhouse Museum France 1845
Evening dress - see description for images Search here for 55.140.73 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1845-47
Ball dress - Wien Museum - 1845-50
Dress - see description for images Search here for 88.0.1181.1 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1845-50
Evening dress - Smithsonian Institution United States 1847

1850s

UNDERPINNINGS

Item & views Description Museum Country Date
Drawers - Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino - mid-19th c.?
Shift - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Shift - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Camisole - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Drawers - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Corset - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany? second half 19th c.
Corset - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany? second half 19th c.
Chemisette - Powerhouse Museum - 1850
Crinoline - Deutsches Historisches Museum - 1850
Corset - Metropolitan Museum of Art United States 1850s
Crinoline - Nationalmuseet - 1850s?
Petticoat - Metropolitan Museum of Art England 1850-75
Chemises or corset covers - Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino - mid- to late 19th c.?

DAY DRESSES

Item & views Description Museum Country Date
Quilted petticoat - Old Sturbridge Village - 1835-60
Day and wedding dresses - Kent State University Museum United States late 1840s - mid-1850s, 1848-55, 1850-59, 1856
Dress - see description for images Search here for 51.13.73 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1849-52
Dresses (walking, afternoon, and day) - Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino - 1850s
Promenade dress - Modemuseum in Schloss Ludwigsburg - 1850s
Dress - Nationalmuseet - 1850s
Dress - Nationalmuseet - 1850s
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1850
Dress - Yakima Valley Museum - 1850
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 1976.79.64 Musée McCord Museum - 1850
At home dress - Metropolitan Museum of Art England 1850
Dress - Bassetlaw Museum - 1850
Dress - Bassetlaw Museum - 1850
Dress - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1850
Day dress - Bowes Museum England 1850
Dress - see description for images Search here for 00.4.2238 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1850
Bodice and skirt - Deutsches Historisches Museum - 1850
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany 1850
Dress - Nationalmuseet - 1850
Day dress - Manchester City Gallery England 1850-52
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1850-55
Dress and alternate view Búsqueda General > CE000412 (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1850-55
Dress - see description for images Search here for 51.34.114 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1850-55
Morning dress - see description for images Search here for 55.140.6 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1850-55
Evening dress and day bodice Búsqueda General > CE000641A (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje Spain 1850-58
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany? 1850-60
Day dress - Powerhouse Museum Australia 1850-70
Day dress - Cecil Higgins Art Gallery - 1851-57
Wedding dress Here Auglaize County Historical Society - 1852
Day dress - Brontë Parsonage Museum England 1854
Wedding dress and second day dress (see also alternate view) - Kent State University Museum United States 1854
Dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1854-55
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1854-56
Dress - see description for images Search here for 94.0.9.2 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1854-56
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1854-58
Dress and jacket - Manchester City Gallery - 1854-58
Skirt Búsqueda General > CE001250 (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1854-66
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1855
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1855
Afternoon dress - Metropolitan Museum of Art France 1855
Bodice - Costar Vintage Clothing and Costume Archive - 1855
Bodice - Costar Vintage Clothing and Costume Archive - 1855
Dress - Musée Galliera - 1855
Dress - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1855
Dress - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1855
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany? 1855
Bodice and side view Búsqueda General > CE014866 (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1855-60
Dress - Smithsonian Institution - 1855-65
Dress and side view Búsqueda General > CE000414A (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1855-65
Gown - see description for images Search here for 55.140.56 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1855-65
Day/evening dress - Göteborgs Historiska Museums Sweden 1856
Dress - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1856-58
Day dress - Cecil Higgins Art Gallery - 1856-57
Dress - Smithsonian Institution United States 1857
Day dress - Metropolitan Museum of Art United States 1857
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 1956.48.1 Musée McCord Museum - 1857
Wedding dress - Bowes Museum England 1857
Dress - San Diego Historical Society United States 1857-59
Gown - see description for images Search here for 51.34.110 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1857-59
Dress - Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien - 1858
Dress - Bowes Museum England 1858
Day dress - Powerhouse Museum England 1858
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.702-1913 Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom 1858-60
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1858-60
Maternity gown - Powerhouse Museum England 1858-60
Dress - see description for images Search here for 83.116.4 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1858-63
Dress - University of Alberta Museums United States 1858-64

EVENING DRESSES

Item & views Description Museum Country Date
Dress - Göteborgs Historiska Museums Sweden 1850s?
Dress - Göteborgs Historiska Museums Sweden 1850s
Dress - Yakima Valley Museum - 1850
Corselet - Costar Vintage Clothing and Costume Archive - 1850
Ballgown - Museovirasto Finland 1850
Evening dress - Philadelphia Museum of Art France 1850
Evening bodice - Powerhouse Museum - 1850
Dress - University of Alberta Museums - 1850
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany 1850-60
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany? 1850-60
Gown - Powerhouse Museum France 1750 (?? looks like 1850 to me, although the fabric may be 1750)
Fancy dress costume - Royal Collection - 1851
Evening dress (scroll down) - American Textile History Museum - 1850-53
Dress and alternate view Búsqueda General > CE014857A (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje Spain 1850-55
Evening dress and day bodice Búsqueda General > CE000641A (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje Spain 1850-58
Dress and back and closeup Búsqueda General > CE000413A (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1850-58
Wedding dress - Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - 1851
Evening dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1855
Evening dress - Kent State University Museum England 1855
Evening dress - Kent State University Museum England or United States 1855
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany 1855
Dress - Russian Archives - 1855-59
Bodice and back and side Búsqueda General > CE008793 (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1855-65
Evening dress - Springhill Costume Collection - 1856
Day/evening dress - Göteborgs Historiska Museums Sweden 1856
Evening dress - Bowes Museum England 1857
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 1985.12.3 Musée McCord Museum - 1858
Evening dress - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1858
Evening dress - University of Alberta Museums Canada 1858
Evening dress - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1859-60

1860s

UNDERPINNINGS

Item & views Description Museum Country Date
Shift - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Shift - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Camisole - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Drawers - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States mid-19th c.
Dress - University of Alberta Museums United States 1858-64
Drawers - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1860
Drawers - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1860
Crinoline cage - Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom 1860
Cage crinoline - Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom 1860
Corset - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1860
Chemise - Metropolitan Museum of Art United States 1860s
Chemise, corset, and crinoline Advanced search > Museum # > T.86-1935 (chemise); T.169-1961 (corset); CIRC.87-1951 (crinoline) Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom; France or United Kingdom; United Kingdom 1860; 1864; 1867
Crinoline - Powerhouse Museum England 1860-65
Hoop and alternate view Búsqueda General > CE020783 (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1860-68
Corselette and Bodice (scroll down) - Kent State University Museum United States 1860-69, 1860s
Corset - Manchester City Gallery - 1860-70
Petticoat - Manchester City Gallery England 1860-70
Corset - Powerhouse Museum England 1860-70
Camisole - Manchester City Gallery - 1860-80
Hoop Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 10769.36 Musée McCord Museum - 1862
Chemise - Metropolitan Museum of Art United States 1862
Chemise - Metropolitan Museum of Art United States 1863
Crinoline - Manchester City Gallery - 1864
Crinoline - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1865
Hoop - Musée McCord Museum - 1865
Drawers - Manchester City Gallery - 1865
Hoop skirt - Philadelphia Museum of Art United States 1865
Cage crinoline Advanced search > Museum # > T.51-1980 Victoria & Albert Museum England 1865-68
Crinoline - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1865-69
Crinoline - Manchester City Gallery England 1865-70
Corset - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1865-75
Crinoline - Manchester City Gallery England 1866
Crinoline - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany? 1868
Petticoats - Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino - 1860s-70s?
Chemises or corset covers - Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino - mid- to late-19th c.?

DAY DRESSES

Item & views Description Museum Country Date
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany 1850-60
Day dress - Powerhouse Museum Australia 1850-70
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany? 1850-70
Dresses (walking and day) - Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino Italy 1852-65
Skirt Búsqueda General > CE001250 (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1854-66
Dress and side view Búsqueda General > CE000414A (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1855-65
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - early 1860s
Morning dress - Powerhouse Museum - early 1860s
Day dress (scroll down, left) - Moyse's Hall Museum - 1860s
Ball gown - Litchfield Historical Society France or United States 1860s
Day dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany? 1860s
Dress - Nationalmuseet - 1860s
Dress with bolero jacket - Nationalmuseet - 1860s
Walking dresses - Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino Italy 1860s?
Dress - Göteborgs Historiska Museums Sweden 1860s?
Dress - Göteborgs Historiska Museums Sweden 1860s?
Dress (scroll down) - Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie Poland? 1860s?
Wedding dress - San Diego Historical Society United States 1860
Walking dress - Metropolitan Museum of Art United States 1860
Bodice - Costar Vintage Clothing and Costume Archive - 1860
Bodice - Costar Vintage Clothing and Costume Archive - 1860
Day gown - University of New Hampshire Museum - 1860
Wedding dress - Los Angeles County Museum of Art United States 1860
Summer dress - Manchester City Gallery England 1860
Wedding dress - Bowes Museum England 1860
Day dress - Bowes Museum England 1860
Dress - University of Alberta Museums United States 1860
Dress - see description for images Search here for 2004.9.48 Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection United States 1860
Bodice and skirt - Deutsches Historisches Museum - 1860
Bodice - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany 1860
Bodice - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany 1860
Summer dress - Nationalmuseet - 1860
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1860-62
Day dress - Manchester City Gallery England 1860-62
Dress & undersleeves - Manchester City Gallery - 1860-62
Dress - Smithsonian Institution United States 1860-65
Dress - Smithsonian Institution United States 1860-65
Dress and cape - Manchester City Gallery - 1860-65
Bodice and back and closeup Búsqueda General > CE011035 (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1860-65
Robe à transformation and Reception dress - Kent State University Museum England, ? 1860-65, 1867-68
Day dress - Powerhouse Museum - 1860-70
Day and evening dress - Nationalmuseet - 1860-70
Dress - Smithsonian Institution United States 1861
Wedding dress - Memorial Hall Museum United States 1861
Dress - Memorial Hall Museum United States 1861
Summer dress - Bowes Museum England 1861
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1861-63
Day dress - Museum of Florida History United States 1861-65
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.222 to B-1969 Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom 1862
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.22-1973 Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom 1862
Skirt and jacket - Bassetlaw Museum - 1862
Dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1862-64
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1862-67
Dress - Bowes Museum England 1863
Day dress - University of Alberta Museums - 1863-67
Wedding dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1864
Bodice - Costar Vintage Clothing and Costume Archive - 1865
Bodice - Costar Vintage Clothing and Costume Archive - 1865
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1865
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1865
Wedding dress - Memorial Hall Museum United States 1865
Dress - Los Angeles County Museum of Art United States 1865
Dress - Bassetlaw Museum - 1865
Dress Skirt description here Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States 1865
Dress Database > Form > Search (Keyword) > 29668 Musée McCord Museum - 1865
Dress (click on Next Image for more images [7 total]) Here Kent State University Museum - 1865
Gown - Powerhouse Museum - 1865
Dress - University of Alberta Museums England 1865
Gown - Kent State University Museum - late 1860s
Walking dress - Manchester City Gallery England 1865-67
Dress Búsqueda General > CE000415A (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje France 1865-68
Ensemble - Kent State University Museum - 1865-69
Dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1865-70
Servant's dress - Manchester City Gallery - 1865-70
Dress and skirt Búsqueda General > CE003609 (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje Spain 1865-70
Dress - Göteborgs Historiska Museums Sweden 1865-70
Dress - University of Alberta Museums Sweden 1865-70
Day dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - late 1860s
Wedding dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1866
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.174&A-1965 Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom 1866
Dress - Manchester City Gallery England 1866-68
Dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1866-69
Wedding dress (click on middle top image) - Costume Museum of Canada England 1867
Dress - Los Angeles County Museum of Art United States 1867
Promenade dress - Modemuseum in Schloss Ludwigsburg England 1867
Day dress - Bowes Museum England 1867
Dress - Bowes Museum England 1867
Dress - Bowes Museum England 1867
Dress - Bowes Museum England 1867
Dress - Bowes Museum England 1867
Wedding dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1868
Wedding dress - Los Angeles County Museum of Art England 1868
Wedding dress - Elmbridge Museum - 1868
Dress (sleeve closeup) Advanced search > Museum # > T.13-1943 Victoria & Albert Museum Great Britain 1868
Dress - Bowes Museum England 1868
Dress - University of Alberta Museums England 1868
Dress with day and evening bodices - Manchester City Gallery United Kingdom 1868-70
Dress - Manchester City Gallery United Kingdom 1868-70
Dress - Los Angeles County Museum of Art United States 1868-72
Promenade dress - Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino Italy 1868-72
Ensemble - Kent State University Museum - 1868-72
Dress - University of Alberta Museums - 1868-74
Dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.12 to B-1943 Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom 1869
Dress - Bowes Museum England 1869
Day dress - Bowes Museum England 1869
Day dress - Bowes Museum England 1869
Day dress - Bowes Museum England 1869
Trousseau dress - Kentucky Library & Museum United States 1869
Dress - Beverley Birks Vintage Haute Couture Collection France 1869-70

EVENING DRESSES

Item & views Description Museum Country Date
Bodice and back and side Búsqueda General > CE008793 (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1855-65
Dress - - - 1860s?
Dress - Göteborgs Historiska Museums Sweden 1860s
Ball gown - Nationalmuseet - 1860s
Dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1860
Dress - Deutsches Historisches Museum Germany? 1860
Wedding dress - Bowes Museum England 1860 (adapted 1949)
Dress - Musée McCord Museum - 1860-63
Robe à transformation, Ball gown with matching cape - Kent State University Museum England, England 1860-65
Court dress Advanced search > Museum # > T.329 to B, AA-1977 Victoria & Albert Museum United Kingdom 1860-65
Dress Búsqueda General > CE091846 (click on Buscar) Museo del Traje - 1860-65
Day and evening dress - Nationalmuseet - 1860-70
Day bodice, evening bodice, and skirt - Cincinnati Art Museum United States 1862-64
Evening dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1864
Gown - Smithsonian Institution United States 1864
Party dress - Costar Vintage Clothing and Costume Archive - 1865
Wedding dress and alternate front view and back view Advanced search > Museum # > T.43&A-1947 Victoria & Albert Museum - 1865
Evening dress - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston France 1865
Evening dress - Bowes Museum England 1865
Evening dress - Bowes Museum France 1865
Bodice - Smithsonian Institution - 1865-70
Evening dress - Kyoto Costume Institute - 1866
Evening dress - Philadelphia Museum of Art France 1867
Wedding dress - Ohio State University - 1868
Dress with day and evening bodices - Manchester City Gallery England 1868-70
Bodice and skirt - Litchfield Historical Society United States 1876 (?? looks very 1860s to me!)

 

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