Young middle class woman dressed in a Polonaise with an embroidered Indian muslin apron. She is wearing a half-négligée cap called "the Queen's Lever". (1778) Coupé polonaise: this gowns are made like ordinary polonaises; they are only different in the petticoat, which must be without a volant or trim, but a vast apron serves as … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 11e Cahier, 5e Figure
Category: 1770s
Galerie des Modes, 11e Cahier, 4e Figure
Young Woman in genteel undress, coiffed in an English Hat, carrying a cane parasol, and walking with her dog. (1778) The polonaise caraco is distinguished in front because it has no pleats, and because the bottom is rounded: such is what is presented in the Drawing. It is trimmed with gauze in "bouquets" and in … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 11e Cahier, 4e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 11e Cahier, 3e Figure
Little Mother at a Meeting in the Champs Elysées, in a Caraco with a petticoat trimmed with striped muslin and a flowered Indian muslin apron. She is coiffed with a Henri IV hat trimmed with pearls with tassels. (1778) The costume this Print offers breathes a tone of voluptuousness which it is difficult to defend; … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 11e Cahier, 3e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 11e Cahier, 2e Figure
Middle class woman in a striped Satin Gown with a furred pelisse and a white muff. (1778) The pelisse is a type of winter overcoat that Ladies throw on their shoulders to protect themselves against the rigors of the season. There are two types, the plain and the furred. The former are worn by the … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 11e Cahier, 2e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 11e Cahier, 1e Figure
Elegant seamstress going to sell her work. (1778) Elegant seamstress, going to sell her work; one expects that she is rushing her steps, and in order to keep from overheating, or for coquetry, she has taken off her mantelet with two tapered points and hung it over her arm. Her gown is of Indian taffeta, … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 11e Cahier, 1e Figure
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