This would become an obsession on the part of the Victorian media ... in vogue for ball dresses” contained as much as half their weight in arsenic, meaning a ball gown fashioned from 20 yards ...

THE DRESS DIARY: Secrets From a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe ... belonging to the “Misses Wrigley” conjure magnificent ball gowns, and speak to the elaborate social codes that governed ...

The Victorians suffered for their brilliant arsenic gowns and flammable crinolines. We’re not much better. The “arsenic” ball gown sits ... was one of the Victorian era’s most fashionable ...

“This sort of Mardi Gras, the debutante society ball ... so late Victorian to Edwardian, and they were very elegant.” But these detail-heavy gowns don’t just appear overnight.

As the 46-year-old star is set to play the role of wicked stepmother Madame in Broadway play Cinderella, she was seen trying on two ball gowns during ... Long to try on the Victorian era inspired ...

Zendaya pays homage to Givenchy and Alexander McQueen For her second look of the night, Zendaya kept the vintage theme going with a black, Victorian-style Givenchy dress by John Galliano ...

Roc-A-Natural Cultural Foundation hosted its inaugural Freedom Ball at LiGreci’s Staaten in West Brighton, and it was a sight to behold, as guests dressed in 19th Century Victorian garb as they ...