Semi-Scrambled Thoughts: Dressing in History

I often wish that I had lived in a different time period, one where I would have been able to wear pretty, flowy dresses everyday, and people would have admired them, instead of thinking I was strange for wearing them. If I could pick any historical fashion period, I would probably choose the Regency, especially the early part in the 1790's. I love clothes from the other eras as well, but I don't think I would have been too fond of wearing corsets on a daily basis.
I love looking around at online shops that make reproductions of the clothing people used to wear. It fascinates me. I think it's because, somewhere inside of me, there's a little girl who still likes playing dress-up, and she likes to come out every once in a while. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it) I don't have any money to buy the any of the gems that I find, so I must be content with admiring them from afar. Here are a few of my favorites.

This one is actually from 1954, so it's not as old as some of the others, but it's still exquisite.