Petite Maîtresse of the Palais Royal, dressed in a Robe à la Musulmane,* etc. etc. “The public promenades furnish the occasion of displaying on oneself all the luxury and taste to which one …
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A woman's straw hat, 1760-80; probably Italian; applique straw decoration
La petite Mere au Rendez-vous des Champs Elisées, en Caracot avec un juppon garni de mousseline rayée et un tablier de mousseline des Indes à fleurs. Elle est coëffée d'un chapeau à la Henri IV, garni de perles avec des glands.
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Costume College is fast approaching, and while I think I've burnt out on trying to get everything done, I *did* fully finish the 1790s Chintz gown. When I started this blog several years ago, my focus was on 1790s, but despite starting there, I have not
My last pair of 18th century stays took about 13 years to finish, and by the time they were finished they didn’t fit me, so I have decided to make another pair. I finally decided on a half-bo…
Isabella reporting, I've written two other posts featuring 18th c. men sporting leopard-print clothing ( here and here ), but when I sp...
Printed cotton, block, 1750-1799, Dutch
Book containing 99 pages of swatches or samples of silk, Lyon, 1764
Here is the infamous portrait by Ducreux that shows a beautiful example of the style. While this gown was most popular in the 1780s, it ...
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Robert Dighton: Watercolour drawing of a fashionably dressed lady. From a set of 12 representing The Months. c.1785. (E.33 to 41-1947)
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