December 20, 1786 A young Englishman in full dress. Here, men never appear without a sword; it is easy to see that in London, this practice is not the same. One can see that in London, they are also fully dressed in a frock coat. The one worn by the young Englishman is of a … Continue reading Magasin des Modes, 4e Cahier, Plate II
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Magasin des Modes, 4e Cahier, Plate I
December 20, 1786 [Before the plate description is a long comment on how devoted the Authors were to their Work, and how unhappy they are that German Subscribers were complaining about them being put together wrong - ironically, in the previous issue plates one and three were switched around - when apparently the issues they … Continue reading Magasin des Modes, 4e Cahier, Plate I
Magasin des Modes, 3e Cahier, Plate III
December 10, 1786 ENGLISH FASHION. Never, perhaps, have colors been better united and nuanced in an entire outfit than in the one in which the young Englishwoman is shown in this Plate; never will one find colors which, taken together, would give more grace or sweetness to the face. We do not hesitate to say that … Continue reading Magasin des Modes, 3e Cahier, Plate III
Magasin des Modes, 3e Cahier, Plate II
December 10, 1786 To be precise, it is not the leading fashion that we show in this Plate: it is not even fashionable, since frock coats must be of puce, black, or London chimney-soot colored wool, but it is a dress which could become fashionable for the reasons that we gave in the sixteenth and twentieth Books of the … Continue reading Magasin des Modes, 3e Cahier, Plate II
Magasin des Modes, 3e Cahier, Plate I
(Lately, I haven't had much appetite for sewing, or for writing substantive blog posts, so I'm going to bring back my translations in order to provide content and give me an outlet!) December 10, 1786 For showing winter dress, it would not suffice to give a Lady fully dressed in a satin gown (1); it … Continue reading Magasin des Modes, 3e Cahier, Plate I
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