Caraco à la Polonaise trimmed with gauze, a colored ribbon on the top of the trim: Devonshire or Spa hat. (1780) CARACO A LA POLONAISE, the body loose and floating at the waist. Tour-de-gorge of a reversed Medicis, or raised collar; gauze kerchief, tied en cravate. Spa hat, seen in profile. Another view of this … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 3e Figure
Category: 18th century
"Antique Costume"
On Pinterest, I have boards set up for every decade. Because I use them to get an idea of what people were wearing in that decade, I like to filter out paintings showing people in clothing that would not have actually been worn. (Also, I've seen enough people with the impression that all portraits depict … Continue reading "Antique Costume"
Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 2e Figure
Another Lévite, the petticoat of a different color, the sleeves of the color of the petticoat. The Lévite like the Circassienne, having only mancherons: in place of a scarf, a ribbon belt. This figure is coiffed with a fashionable black hat. (1780) LÉVITE PARÉE. Bodice with mancherons, the collar forming revers, erupting from the belt; … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 2e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Lévite outfit trimmed with tassels, epaulettes, and cords: the matching petticoat bordered with a band of a different color, a blonde lace on the edges of the Lévite and two sides of the petticoat trimming. The hat is of white gauze, and trimmed en pouf with black gauze, belted with black lace and a colored … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Galerie des Modes, 27e Cahier, 6e Figure
Lévite trimmed with brandenburgs and cords in a sharp color on the parements and on the ground of the gown; the flat trimming of the petticoat is in the color of the brandenburgs. This figure is coiffed with a Devonshire hat, or Spa hat: this fashion was brought from this city to the Court of … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 27e Cahier, 6e Figure
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