Boston MFA 44.1536 Coiffure from Iphigénie en Tauride Hat à la Pennsylvania or the New Clarisse* Hat à la Zinsarra Riding hat * Probably a reference to Dereste's Emilie, ou, la Nouvelle Clarisse or a different version of the same story Hat à l'économie du Siècle Hat à la Printemps Hat à la Grenade or the Glorious Destiny Hat … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 39e Cahier, 5e Figure
Author: Cassidy Percoco
Galerie des Modes, 39e Cahier, 4e Figure
Boston MFA 44.1535 Coiffure à la Rethel-mazarin* Coiffure à la Villers Coiffure à la Veuve de Malabar** Coiffure à la Cleophile * The duchy of Rethel became the duchy of Mazarin in 1663 ** A tragedy by Antoine-Marin Lemierre originally of 1770 Coiffure à la Fleuricourt Coiffure of Venus's cape Coiffure à la Montmédy Coiffure … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 39e Cahier, 4e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 39e Cahier, 3e Figure
Boston MFA 44.1534 Coiffure à la Jeannette Coiffure à la Jamaique Coiffure with large Curls with a Hat decorated with flowers Coiffure à l'Enfance Negligé Cap Pouf of a new taste called à la Stradre* Reversed tapet surmounted by a Pouf with box pleats, pearls, and two Tassels called à la Couronne Coiffure in rolled and … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 39e Cahier, 3e Figure
A Practical Wedding Dress (HSM #5)
Practicality. This was a difficult topic for me, as much of my research is done through fashion plates and the like, and I had no idea where to begin. (There is the Ouvrières de Paris series of plates I posted to Tumblr, but I couldn't think of anything substantial to say about them except to note all … Continue reading A Practical Wedding Dress (HSM #5)
Galerie des Modes, 39e Cahier, 2e Figure
Boston MFA 44.1533 Round Cap with two rows of Linen [ruffles] with wide hems, streaked ribbon Round Cap with two rows of Linen [ruffles] with wide hems, ribbon tied in a bow, with a kerchief à la Marmotte Round Dormeuse Cap or morning coiffure Baigneuse of a new taste called the Galant Negligé Peasant cornette Cap à la … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 39e Cahier, 2e Figure
Mimic of Modes 