German 1800s fashion

An early holiday gift from three Swedish museums: The Royal Armoury, the castle of Skokloster and the Halwyl museum? Yes, please! Link These three museums now have an online database with a vast collection of objects from the middle ages and onwards so here is something for all tastes: The website is in Swedish only for the time being, but to make a simple search for garments, type "kläder" (clothes) in the search field on the front page and you'll get hundreds of results. Happy browsing!

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