Watching the movies always made me enamored with the fashion and deeply resentful that I didn't have red hair like Anne. I always thought she was so silly for hating it! But I suppose you never appreciate what you have.
Isn't this dress gorgeous? I saw it on Etsy a couple months ago and wanted it so much, but being such a rare piece it was well out of my price range! It's from around 1910 and was still in good enough condition to be worn! Equisite isn't it?
Here's another amazing Victorian dress that's out there! This one is from 1890 believe it or not! I love the pink and black together, I would love to own it and just hang it up in my room to look at.
And now, just thought it would be fun to share just a couple of my favorite examples of fashion that I loved from Anne of Green Gables.
I just love her blouse and hat in this photo! Gilbert's looking pretty spiffy though too ;)
Ah, how I love Anne of Green Gables!
Victorian and Edwardian fashion = gloriousness! Perhaps in part because it's a sort of Canadian girlhood rite of passage to read the Anne Series and watch the Sullivan movies and shows, like Road to Avonlea, I've always been a huge fan of Anne (did a pilgrimage to Green Gables when I was 14). Great post!
ReplyDeleteAnn of Green Gables is by far my favorite book(s) of all time, followed by Little House on the Prairie. I reread them every year and my favorite passage is in the book where Ann is in college and she is wearing a dress that had been hand embroidered with little rosebuds by her roommate. My copy is packed up right now or I would type the entire passage. Man, I love those books.
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The Glamorous Housewife
I too am a huge Victorian and Edwardian fan! Growing up in Canada, Anne was a big part of my girlhood, as was the show Road To Avonlea which was based on some of LMM's other fictional characters. For a time when I was younger my family lived in a house that was build in 1909 and the experience of doing so only helped to further fuel my love of these two eras.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post, honey, it is always a joy to see such incredibly beautiful dresses.
Big hugs!
♥ Jessica
Wow these outfits are stunning! I can see why you like them! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post!
~Kirsty
P.s. Theres a fun little blog award for your blog at Giggly-Cupcake today! :)
LandGirlontheHomeFront - I'm so envious! I would love to see Green Gables, sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteTheGlamorousHousewife - I love all the books as well. It's just an amazing series, I never get tired of reading them. I think I know just the passage you mean!
Jessica - Oh, sounds like a lovely house you grew up in! My dream is to own a Victorian era home one day! Glad you enjoyed the post :)
Kristy - These dresses are stunning, aren't they?
Oh, and thank you so so much for the blog award! You're so sweet!
Oh Anne of Green Gables!! I love this miniseries as much as the books.
ReplyDeletei adore anne of green gables! i went to avonlea in october and was so moved by seeing the actual green gables. what a lovely series. and megan follows is the onlky actress that does her justice, i find.
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