The House of Worth was a French fashion house that specialized in haute couture, ready-to-wear clothes, and perfumes. It was founded in 1858 by English designer Charles Frederick Worth. It continued to operate under his descendants until 1952 and closed in 1956. The House of Worth fashion brand was revived in 1999.
Evening dress designed by Charles Frederick Worth, 1862-1865
Portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria wearing a courtly gala dress designed by Charles Frederick Worth, 1865
Afternoon dress designed by Charles Frederick Worth, ca. 1875
The Peacock dress of Lady Curzon is a gown made of gold and silver thread embroidered by the Workshop of Kishan Chand (India), and designed by Jean-Philippe Worth for Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston to celebrate the 1902 Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at the second Delhi Durbar in 1903. It is today kept in the Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, as part of its collection.
Albert Edward Jeakins, 1903, Lady Curzon wearing the peacock dress.
Lord and Lady Curzon arriving at the Delhi Durbar in 1903