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Category: 1770s

"The Polonese"

February 4, 2012 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ Leave a comment

From The London Magazine, vol. 43, 1774: I think this may be the earliest reference to the polonaise I've seen yet.

The Robe à la Piémontaise

January 25, 2012 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ Leave a comment

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

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