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A little bit oddly-shaped 18th-century garment – Capuchin-style jacket. This French jacket dates 1760-1770. It is made from shaped taffeta, brocaded silk, spun silver, and silver lace flounces.

Female wedding outfit, Yemilchyn district, Zhytomyr region of Ukraine (Northern part of the country), the end of the 19th – the beginning of the 20th century. The costume includes an embroidered shirt (whitework), a woolen skirt, a woven apron, a woven belt, a coral necklace, and a headdress called ...

Vintage spinning and weaving tools. Zhytomyr region of Ukraine, the 19th-20th century. Here you can see spindles, a shuttle, combs for yarn, and other tools. Also, there’s linen fibers and homespun yarn.

Laced on sleeves The laced on sleeves weren't common in Europe in the 18th century but they did exist to some extent. The 1st photo is an example of mid-18th-century silk stays from Italy. In this case, the sleeves are attached with ribbon ties. And the 2nd photo shows another set of stays that date...

Georgian Lovers Eye jewelry from a private collection. Such jewels were also called “eye miniatures”. They became popular in the late 1700s. The Lovers’ Eye were watercolour on ivory depictions of the eye or eyes of a loved one or child. Very popular and a little bit bizarre-looking. The shape on th...

Female leather shoes called “postoly”. Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine (western part of the country), the 2nd half of the 20th century. Each shoe is made by hand from one whole piece of leather and richly adorned with stamping on leather, colorful sequins, beading, metal decorations, and 3 brass b...

Ukrainian festive women’s headdresses. Central Ukraine, the beginning of the 20th century. The first one is a headwrap of a married woman. The second one is a bridal wreath worn on top of a kerchief. The third one is also a bridal wreath but a bit simpler than the previous headpiece. Headgear1.jpg H...

Matching caraco and petticoat made from cotton from the V&A in London. This British-made gown dates 1770-1780. It has floral pattern on the fabric and looks rather elegant.

Unusual unisex shoes called “lychaky” made from coarse linen cord. Chernihiv region (northern Ukraine), the beginning of the 21st century. Handmade. These shoes have long cords which are used to tie the shoe to the foot

Dutch cotton caraco from the 2nd half of the 18th century. From The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A caraco is a style of woman's jacket used in mid-18th to early 19th century. This jacket is thigh-length, opened in front, with tight three-quarter or long sleeves, and fitted to the waist. L...