It presents a young Man en chenille.* Round hat with a high crown, hair tressed and tied en cadogan. Frock coat of green and Paris mud wool, mixed. Striped gilet. Sulfur breeches, very tight, molding to the thigh, with only three buttons. The garter tied with cords instead of buckles. Striped stockings, white and light … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 1er Cahier, 2e Planche
Author: Cassidy Percoco
Cabinet des Modes, 1er Cahier, 1ere Planche
November 15, 1785 FIRST PLATE. It presents a Woman in a green fourreau à la Levite (1), in a straw hat with a tall crown, trimmed with a violet ribbon, with a bow or cockade, the two ends of the ribbon hanging about two or three inches. Her coiffure is a demi-herisson ended with two hanging curls. The … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 1er Cahier, 1ere Planche
Break's Over!
Cabinet des Modes will begin tomorrow (assuming you read this on the night that I'm posting it). I'm excited! I'm going to post about the amazing experience I had this weekend - it was a party! And Susan de Guardiola was there and so I danced a whole lot! - but I have no pictures to … Continue reading Break's Over!
Godey's London Fashions for May, 1834: Morning Dresses
[NB: I typed this one about a year ago, when I was doing those posts based on my plate-less 1834 Godey's - putting together what the different aspects of the dress the text is describing so you can get an idea of what the original plate would look like. Somehow I never got around to … Continue reading Godey's London Fashions for May, 1834: Morning Dresses
Costuming in The Great Gatsby (2013): Not What You Might Think
There are two genres of historical film costuming: the accurate and the artistic. To judge either type by the other's standards results in dissatisfaction - very accurate costumes that are truly representative of their era will frequently be unattractive or awkward to a modern eye, while very stylized costumes can frustrate a viewer who was … Continue reading Costuming in The Great Gatsby (2013): Not What You Might Think
Mimic of Modes 