Tag: dresses

mote-historie:

French ball gown worn by

Queen Maud of Norway, 1900s.

Photo by Frode Larsen.
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway.

Queen Maud of Norway was renowned for her stylish dress. Daughter of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, she was born a princess and became Queen of Norway in 1905. She had exemplary taste and a strong interest in fashion, and her royal lifestyle required appropriate dress for every occasion. Her wardrobe includes a range of stunning creations dating from her wedding trousseau of 1896 to the latest House of Worth designs purchased just months before her death in 1938.