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Painting Costume Analysis : Pamela Series, Part Four

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(For a clothing-related painting, you get a post that is chock-full of clothing-related quotes!) IV: Pamela Preparing to Go Home, Joseph Highmore, 1743-4; National Gallery of Victoria 1115-3 A little recap: in the first few letters, Mr. B was very generous with his late mother's things. (Letter VI) My master has been very kind since … Continue reading Painting Costume Analysis : Pamela Series, Part Four

Painting Costume Analysis: Pamela Series, Part Three

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III: Pamela Fainting, Joseph Highmore, 1743-4; National Gallery of Victoria 1114-3 This painting depicts one of Mr. B's nighttime attempts on Pamela's virtue.  He was hidden in the room and waited as Pamela undressed for bed:  (Letter XXV) I pulled off my stays, and my stockings, and all my clothes to an under-petticoat; and then … Continue reading Painting Costume Analysis: Pamela Series, Part Three

Galerie des Modes, 22e Cahier, 1ere Figure

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Infernal Divinity's dress, invented by P. N. Sarrazin, Costumer to TRH Nosseigneurs the Princes Brothers of the King, Director of the Salon of Costumes of the Colisée. (1779) CHARACTER DRESS.  The symbolic attributes with which it is adorned announce well enough that it is a Fairy's Dress, a Magician's, Medea's. This costume was worn for … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 22e Cahier, 1ere Figure

Galerie des Modes, 21e Cahier, 6e Figure

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Taffeta circassienne with bands of ribbons, with a petticoat of another color trimmed with gauze in little box pleats, and trimmed with three large bands of different colored ribbons. (1779) CIRCASSIENNE À L'ENFANT,* trimmed with flat bands: the two sides [of the bands] are accompanied by little gauze bands; "Peasant" sleeves, petticoat matching the Gown, … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 21e Cahier, 6e Figure