Some Deeply Odd Gilded Age Costume Ideas for Met Gala Attendees Who Are Feeling Brave

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Some Deeply Odd Gilded Age Costume Ideas for Met Gala Attendees Who Are Feeling Brave
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They'll probably just wear pretty dresses with a lot of embroidery. But a historian can dream.

report on the party confirms that Strong’s headdress was indeed fashioned from a “stiffened white cat’s skin,” with a tail pendant trailing behind. The blue ribbon tied around Strong’s neck like a collar has printed on it, possibly in diamonds, “PUSS”—Strong’s nickname and the inspiration for her ball apparel.AdvertisementMora almost certainly did not neglect to capture the full-length view of Strong’s costume, but I know of no surviving photograph recording the innovation of the skirt.

during this period, while other designers fashioned earrings from hummingbird heads and beaks. However, many of the species whose feathers were preferred by Gilded Age gals, such as the snowy egret or great heron, are now protected by the 1918 U.S.While Miss Strong’s feline fancy-dress choice was difficult to outshine at the Vanderbilt Ball, the hostess’s sister-in-law managed.

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