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The Palace of Versailles is a great day trip from Paris, take a peek inside the palace and around the gardens of Versailles in this photo feature.

This article by Bruno Pons was first published as ‘Les cadres francais du XVIII siècle et leurs ornaments’ in Revue de l’Art in 1987 (no 76, pp. 41-50), and is republished here in an English transl…

Marie-Antoinette Court Dress Detail with applique ribbon - Machine Embroidery Designs Set for hoops mixed sizes up to 8x14" . Hoop 8x12" available by request. Designs made under inspiration of late 18th century (1780s), two-pieces Marie-Antoinette, commissioned for the French court of Versailles, embroidered satin dress from ROM (Royal Ontario Museum, Canada). Lavish dress embellished with silk embroidery, ribbon appliques, sequins and glass stones. Designs are delivered as a .zip file which contains: - .txt info file - Color Charts, - Diagram for assembled designs - Pictures of designs and embroidered project, - 10 designs for hoops 4x4", 5x7", 6x8" and 8x14": AE_Border Endl_1_2 for hoop 8x14" Size: 3.88x13.39 " (98.6x340.0 mm), Stitches: 15687 15 Colors, AE_Border Endl_2_2 for hoop 8x14" Size: 3.91x12.18 " (99.2x309.4 mm), Stitches: 15801 14 Colors, AE_Bow for hoop 4x4" Size: 1.82x1.71 " (46.2x43.4 mm), Stitches: 4078 4 Colors, AE_Bow_App End for hoop 8x14" Size: 7.66x13.56 " (194.6x344.4 mm), Stitches: 51748 17 Colors, AE_Bow_App Endl_1_2 for hoop 8x14" Size: 7.64x12.80 " (194.0x325.2 mm), Stitches: 46849 17 Colors, AE_Bow_App Endl_2_2 for hoop 8x14" Size: 7.69x13.56 " (195.2x344.4 mm), Stitches: 47551 17 Colors, AE_Floral Bouquet for hoop 6x8" Size: 5.17x6.44 " (131.2x163.6 mm), Stitches: 15687 13 Colors, AE_Floral Wave for hoop 5x7" Size: 4.12x5.25 " (104.6x133.4 mm), Stitches: 7187 14 Colors, AE_SmCarnation for hoop 4x4" Size: 1.04x1.69 " (26.4x43.0 mm), Stitches: 1189 4 Colors, AE_SmRoses for hoop 4x4" Size: 1.35x1.91 " (34.4x48.6 mm), Stitches: 1510 9 Colors, Formats: DST, JEF, EXP, HUS, PES, VIP, VP3, XXX If you need a design in a different format, you can: - Use converter or other embroidery software to convert. In this case, however I do not take responsibility for the quality of the converted design. - At your request I can convert the design into the format you need and I can make the necessary adjustments if required. The converted designs can be sent to your e-mail. All digitized designs and instructions are copyrighted by ArtEmbroidery and are only for use by the person who originally purchased the designs. Digitized designs are not to be shared, swapped, duplicated or sold in any way. The digitized design itself remains the property of ArtEmbroidery. Sharing is Stealing! Designs in their stitched out form can be used on personal items, gifts and items for resale. For items being sold, the listing description must include information as to where the embroidery design originated from and link back to the ArtEmbroidery shop: "Embroidery Design by ArtEmbroidery" - www.etsy.com/shop/ArtEmbroideryDesigns. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me . Liuba Tabunidze Embroidery Digitizer FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/liuba.ArtEmbroidery facebook.com/ArtEmbroidery.ca INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/liuba_art_embroidery PINTEREST: www.pinterest.com/znakv ArtEmbroidery, embroidery design, border, bow, floral, historical, France, French, 18th Century, women clothes, court , Marie-Antoinette, Versaille, ribbon Materials: Machine embroidery designs, Fill Design, Applique , ArtEmbroidery Digitizing, Manually digitized, Multicolor, Hoop 4x4, Hoop 5x7, Hoop 6x8, Hoop 8x14

I continue my series of antique French Fashion plates from the time of Maire Antoinette with a few examples of some of the more extreme fashions of the day. Most of us modern ladies think of historical clothing prior to the 1920's as being very conservative and buttoned up; however this is not always the case. Low cut bodices were very much in fashion for much of the 16th - 19th Centuries. Strange how it was permissible to expose so much of ones bosom in public yet exposing ones shoulders would have been too risque'. Many fashionable women in the late 18th century even went so far as to expose one or both nipples on occasion; or their bodice was cut so low that with the slightest movement a nipple might make a surprise appearance. Now mind you the woman would act just slightly shocked at the occurrence but it was well known that by wearing gowns of that "cut" it was bound to happen. I can just image the men of the day placing bets as to when Madam X's nipple(s) would appear during a ball or supper. It must have been hilarious to watch. French Fashion plate from c1780 showing an exposed nipple Above is a French fashion plate from the 1780's showing just how low fashionable bodices had come. There is no question that the ladies nipple is indeed exposed. This is not a solo fashion plate. I have several that show exposed nipples from this same time period and others where a majority of the breast is exposed even if the nipple is not obvious to see. This extreme fashion was not only in France but to some extent in England and other progressive European countries. Not all women went as far as to expose their nipple(s), others chose only to allow the areolae to be visible and those more modest, would allow the bodice to come just to but not quite expose the that much of their charms. Any way you look at it, showing cleavage or one's décolletage was an acceptable fashion statement of the day. The question was not would you show cleavage but "how low will you go"? ***** I thought it would be interesting to post about some of the more daring fashions from this time of Marie Antoinette (the late 1770's through the late 1780's) that show how low the bodices could be. Some do not blatantly expose the nipple(s) as seen in the above engraving; however in many of them on closer inspection you realize just how exposed they really are. Extreme "Naughty" French Fashions Exposed nipples are shown in these fashion plates Both nipples are exposed in this fashion plate (they are very pale but they are there) A slight lean over to the side and her left nipple is exposed Age did not seem to matter either - both nipples are exposed but she does wear a scarf. Both nipples are in plane sight in this fashion plate These could be "exposed" if not they are very close to giving a peep show Looks like her left nipple is exposed to me Same here - her left nipple appears to be peeking just above the lace This time I believe there is a hint of nipple above the lace on her right breast "Exposure" is just a question of time With a deep breath or a slight turn - everyone would be in for quite a surprise. Almost exposed but not quite. Just below the lace - so don't breath too deep if you don't want all revealed She looks as if she is tugging up her bodice but it's too low to hide for long Widows Weeds with a bit of flash, because there isn't much keeping her in that bodice Just dare me! Just a bit of lace keeping her charms under wraps I say she is a good candidate for a possible show and tell session later in in that gown Hidden behind a scrap of lace - but not for long by the looks of it Looks like she is loosing/winning the battle with her right breast I still love historical fashions yet I can't say that I would have been very comfortable exposing myself in any of these gowns. I probably would have dared to go fairly low but I would not wished to risk putting myself "all out there" if you know what I mean. Still I wanted to have a bit of fun with one of these fashion plates and chose to make the last on into a png and then proceeded to play with colors. Here are an assortment for you pleasure. The original turned into a png file Toned down version of the original Blue and Teal version Teal and Blue version Olive and Blue version Blue version Teal version Olive version Brown and Olive version Brown version Olive and Brown version Purple two-tone version Purple version I hope these "flashy" fashion plates from the late 18th century have given you a few grins and giggles; as they have me. Till the next set of fashion plates from the late 1700's... For more information on Décolletage see HERE Portrait of Princess Lamballe with exposed nipples can be seen HERE with an interesting discussion about it HERE And if you find this subject "titillating" you might also enjoy viewing a few other blog post like those found at Isis' Wardrobe - HERE or "The Naked Child in Art" from novelactivist.com found HERE

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