From The London Magazine, vol. 43, 1774: I think this may be the earliest reference to the polonaise I've seen yet.
Category: 1770s
The Robe à la Piémontaise
A while back, when I added all of the MFA's Gallerie des Modes plates (minus the ones that are quartered to show four hairstyles) to my fashion history Pinterest boards, I made some non-decade boards where I could group 18th century extant garments, plates, etc. by type. One group was just "misc", as I had … Continue reading The Robe à la Piémontaise