THE LORD AND LADY OF COURT One qualifies with the name of Lord persons of high birth, or those who have received the highest dignities of the state; ordinarily they are decorated with the Order of their Sovereign; it only behooves them to be very up-to-date in their dress; the red heels that they wear … Continue reading Les Costumes François, Plate 1
Category: 1770s
Les Costumes François
Representing the different Estates of the Kingdom, with the Dress appropriate to each Estate and accompanied by critical and moral Reflections. While I think about what should come next and work on a couple of other projects, I'll be showing a short book from the Bunka Gakuen Library (where else?) that shows and talks about … Continue reading Les Costumes François
Caps!
A little while ago, I started working on making a new cap - my earlier one was the first I'd ever made, of course I did it without a real pattern, and the cotton was too heavy as well, so it was just terrible. Because I wanted to be able to sell caps in my … Continue reading Caps!
The Last 18th Century Patterning Visit*
(* until I become a big name and they let me pattern at the Met and I do a second edition of the book with MMA 1991.6.1a, b in it**) (** and until I start patterning outerwear and underwear, so maybe this was a poor choice of title) I actually made a visit prior to this … Continue reading The Last 18th Century Patterning Visit*
Muslin Gowns and Silk Coats
I was looking for ruffles in eighteenth century fiction (as you do) when I came across one reference to a white muslin gown with a lilac petticoat in the Lady's Magazine for 1780. "A Series of Letters: Miss Wallis to Miss Greville", p. 143 Generally, in these periodicals, muslin is white and anything colored is … Continue reading Muslin Gowns and Silk Coats
Mimic of Modes 