For centuries, the Awadhi style of dressing has intrigued fashion enthusiasts. Its fabrics, embroideries and precision in design influence not just connoisseurs of fashion but also the style enthusiast. The Guide brings you a slice of the Nawabi era, as we cull out designs from the grand title, Costumes & Textiles of Awadh, to showcase the evolution of motifs that have played an integral role in the development of patterns across centuries

Suit 'Trotteur', 1938-9

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Coronation suit of Peter II, 1727, Museum no.TK-1935 © The Moscow Kremlin Museums Red wool suit worn by Peter II, 1727-1730,...

Dress of Empress Maria Fyodorovna, by Charles Frederick Worth's Firm, Paris, 1890s, at the State Hermitage Museum. Two bodices; velvet, satin, lace, silk and silver thread, metal and glass beads, paste; embroidered.

Hungarian court dress, velvet, embroidery, gold metallic thread (early 20th century). From the Museum of Applied Arts

Spitafields Silk Evening Dress, 1851 Owned by Queen Victoria

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Court train, by Nicaud of Paris, 1901, Paleis Het Loo. Photos: Stef Verstraaten. From the trousseau of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. The gala bodice was created later. Silver wire, glass beads, tulle, tarlatan. Louis XVI-style embroideries.

Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes) (1860-1917) in her wedding dress 1879.

Formal court mourning dress of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, made by Fanni Scheiner, dated after 1877. Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien / Wagenburg und Monturdepot. Photos: (Top): Joshua Greene; (Bottom): Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Bodice of black satin trimmed with Chantilly lace and jet bead embroidery, black satin skirt with bustle and train, black lace bonnet and black velvet veil-mask edged with black lace.

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