November 15, 1785 FIRST PLATE. It presents a Woman in a green fourreau à la Levite (1), in a straw hat with a tall crown, trimmed with a violet ribbon, with a bow or cockade, the two ends of the ribbon hanging about two or three inches. Her coiffure is a demi-herisson ended with two hanging curls. The … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 1er Cahier, 1ere Planche
Category: 18th century
Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 6e Figure
1. Hat à la Zinzarra. 2. Morning baigneuse, seen on the side. 3. the same Baigneuse, seen from the back. 4. young Child Dressed in a galant Matelot etc. "Children ... also have fashions, that their fathers and mother are not vexed to learn; for they are often confused to know how to dress them. "Little girls almost always follow women's … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 5e Figure
1. Galant hat. 2. Baigneuse à l'Anglaise. 3. Hat à la Reine d'Amathonte.* The young Child is Dressed in a Fourreau of Gauze with a Scarf whose tassels hang behind her back. "... The little girl is dressed in a gown of white linen, whose bodice and sleeves are taffeta: this gown is tied with a long and wide belt ...; … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 5e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 4e Figure
1. Galant hat. 2. Baigneuse à la Voluptueuse. 3. young Girl in a little morning Chemise. 4. a little Gentleman in a Matelot, with a Hat à l'Espagnol. "If we revisit in our minds all the modifications of Fashions, it will be very easy for us to convince ourselves that Fashion, called so variable, is yet regular in … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 4e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 3e Figure
The good little Sister walking her little Brother. She is Coiffed with a Hat à la Sicilienne and Dressed in an elegant Fourreau etc. etc. "Mesdames, admit it: while your children are little enough not to make you ashamed of your age and not to shut down your coquetry, you still lead them into society, … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 63e Cahier, 3e Figure