Off-white bodice with orange trim, back view
Augusta Lundin · 1890s
Stockholm, Sweden
Augusta Lundin
- Formal dressmaking
- Ball gowns
Augusta Lundin opened her Stockholm dressmaking workshop in 1867 after learning to sew in her family's tailoring business. The atelier grew from a small enterprise into an influential fashion house producing walking dresses, formal daywear and ball gowns.
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Off-white bodice with orange trim, back view
1890s
A published and attributed example of this designer or label’s work: Off-white bodice with orange trim, back view.
Ewa-Marie Rundquist / Göteborgs stadsmuseum; worn by Anna Beck-Friis
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Evening dress with a purple waist ornament
1911 · Augusta Lundin’s atelier
A representative dress that makes the designer’s approach to silhouette visible.
Kristin Lidell / Göteborgs stadsmuseum, via The Thiel Gallery
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Silk evening dress
1893 · Augusta Lundin’s atelier
A representative dress that makes the designer’s approach to silhouette visible.
Malmö Museer, via The Thiel Gallery
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Flâneur costume
1880s · Augusta Lundin’s atelier
A distinct representative design documented in the cited collection or official catalog.
Hallwylska Museet, via The Thiel Gallery
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Lace dress
1904 · Augusta Lundin’s atelier
A representative dress that makes the designer’s approach to silhouette visible.
Kristin Lidell / Göteborgs stadsmuseum, via The Thiel GalleryCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSelected work
1 piece
About Augusta Lundin
Supported by her sisters, she helped establish professional dressmaking in Sweden and connected an increasingly ambitious local fashion industry with international couture.