Lady of quality, a bouquet in her hand, breathing the good air at the Champs Elysées: she is in a hat à la Dorothée, trimmed with pearls and aigrettes, caraco à la Praslin edged with black with a trained petticoat. (1787) "Today felt hats are made of wool, very light, with tints of different colors. … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 52e Cahier, 3e Figure
Category: 18th century
Galerie des Modes, 52e Cahier, 2e Figure
Lady of distinction in a morning fourreau with a brocaded gauze belt: she is coiffed with a galant hat, her hair in little curls and her chignon hanging. (1787) "Ladies still dress in very long fourreaux. It is not permitted to make them, as at other times, in silk fabrics, or in colored linen: they … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 52e Cahier, 2e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 4e Volume, 52e Cahier, 1ere Figure
The beautiful Omphale walking at the Arsenal: she is in a little vest with revers with two rows of buttons over a petticoat trimmed in the newest taste: she is coiffed with a hat en pouf à la Luxembourg. (1787) "Ladies actually wear a turned-down collar, as on our frock coats, with their gowns en … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 4e Volume, 52e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Galerie des Modes, 51e Cahier, 6e Figure
Young Dancer dressed in a Pierrot caraco with a striped petticoat trimmed with gauze: she is coiffed with a straw hat trimmed with plumes, ribbons and flowers. 1. Black hat trimmed with aigrettes. 2. Hat en pouf. 3. Straw hat with 2 steel buckles. (1786) "It is the greatest fashion today, overall for the morning … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 51e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 51e Cahier, 5e Figure
Young Lady seated in a promenade; she is dressed in a robe à l'Anglaise edged à la Harpie, and coiffed with a straw hat edged the same way. 1. Baigneuse with a ribbon à la Harpie. 2. Straw hat, streaked ribbon and plain ribbon, laurel garland. (1786) "Many hats are made today, with gauze and … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 51e Cahier, 5e Figure
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