Early 1880s Fashion Plates

    These are colored fashion plates from early 1880s issues of Godey's Lady's Book and Peterson's Magazine, hosted by the Internet Archive.  I may do other eras of fashion plates, since they are fairly simple to whip up, as opposed to embroidery patterns; it all depends on what I can find.  Overall, I think the ones I've collected so far paint a pretty accurate picture of what middle- and upper-class ladies in the greater Philadelphia area would have been wearing in the early part of the decade, during the Natural Form Era.

1880
    —. "Godey's Fashions for January 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 100, no. 1 (Jan. 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for February 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 100, no. 2 (Feb. 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for March 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 100, no. 3 (Mar. 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for April 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 100, no. 4 (Apr. 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for May 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 100, no. 5 (May 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for June 1880 [Incomplete]." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 100, no. 6 (Jun. 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for July 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 101, no. 1 (Jul. 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for August 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 101, no. 2 (Aug. 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for September 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 101, no. 3 (Sept. 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for October 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 101, no. 4 (Oct. 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for November 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 101, no. 5 (Nov. 1880).
    —. "Godey's Fashions for December 1880." Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 101, no. 6 (Dec. 1880).

1881
    Illman Brothers. "The Snowy Day." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 79, no. 1 (Jan. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "The New Picture." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 79, no. 2 (Feb. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "The Painted Dress." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 79, no. 3 (Mar. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "Feeding the Swans." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 79, no. 4 (Apr. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "The Croquet Party." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 79, no. 5 (May. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "The Private Park." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 79, no. 6 (Jun. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "The Garden Party." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 80, no. 1 (Jul. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "At Home." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 80, no. 2 (Aug. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "The Antique Gateway." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 80, no. 3 (Sept. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "On the Boulevard." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 80, no. 4 (Oct. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "At Home for Calls." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 80, no. 5 (Nov. 1881).
    Illman Brothers. "The Opera Box." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 80, no. 6 (Dec. 1881).

1882
    Illman Brothers. "'At Home' New Year." Peterson's Magazine, vol, no. (January, 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "By the Sea Shore." Peterson's Magazine, vol. (June 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "The Callers." Peterson's Magazine, vol. (March 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "The First Fine Day." Peterson's Magazine, vol. (April 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "The Portfolio of Engravings." Peterson's Magazine, vol. (May 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "Watching the Skaters." Peterson's Magazine, vol. (February, 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "The Moonlight Evening." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 82, no. 1 (Jul. 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "The Return from the Mountains." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 82, no. 2 (Aug. 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "At the Country House." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 82, no. 3 (Sept. 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "The Two Brides." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 82, no. 4 (Oct. 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "The Lunch Party." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 82, no. 5 (Nov. 1882).
    Illman Brothers. "Morning Callers." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 82, no. 6 (Dec. 1882).

1883
    Illman Brothers. "Bidding Good-Bye." Peterson's Magazine, vol. 83, no. 3 (Mar. 1883).

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