This 1890s dinner dress with its distinctive design of clusters of oranges on a black ground would have made a dramatic effect when worn. The realistic design was created using sensitive Black as a Fashion Color Revisited Lily Absinthe Black figured silk day dress with high neck chemisette of cream lace Day dress, 1890s, maker unknown, Fashion Museum Bath . . . . . . . . . . #1890s #victorianstyle #historicalfashion #historicaldress #belleepoque Elegant, black antique afternoon Gown (ca. 1895), with typical sleeves arms from end of the 19ten Century. Belle Epoque Beaded Gown, 1890s Couture Victorian Dress, Gilded Age Pink and Black Ballgown