Young élégante, coiffed in a Toque à la Couronne d'Amour,* dressed in an informal morning Gown etc. "Rome was the mistress of the world through its arms and politics; Paris holds the same rank and it is owed to its fashion; and it merits this, over all at this moment. Taste has never been more … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 59e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Category: 1780s
Galerie des Modes, 58e Cahier, 6e Figure
The enticing Ogler, he is coiffed with a hat à la Mexborough and dressed in a striped Coat. Oglers. - "Paris is full of these ruthless oglers who plant themselves in front of you and fix their immobile and confident eyes on your person: this custom no longer passes as indecent, by becoming common. Women … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 58e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 58e Cahier, 5e Figure
Stock-jobber of the Palais Royal, at the public school, he is dressed in a morning Coat and coiffed with a Jockey Hat. "... An élégant whose ears and feet offer to view the most extraordinary buckles, we approached; he had one of these hats in the form of a bell, which have never coiffed anyone well; … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 58e Cahier, 5e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 58e Cahier, 4e Figure
The Adonhiramite Philosopher,* dressed in a light Coat trimmed with oval Buttons in English Steel: walking on the Boulevards. "Of indecent short gilets, shameless breeches, without pockets, and which cannot hold an écu coin nor a watch, this is the strange dress of the day. The fool of the bon ton, gloved in his clothes, could … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 58e Cahier, 4e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 58e Figure, 3e Figure
Imposing Woman in the Jardin du Roi, dressed in a Redingote à l'Anglomane, Straw Hat trimmed with Folettes etc. etc. "Le Jardin du Roi", at the top of the rue Saint-Victor, across from the Pitié. This garden is divided into a top and bottom; in the upper part is a mound called a labyrinth: one … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 58e Figure, 3e Figure
Mimic of Modes 