Spring suit, ribbed fabric with a silver ground, the vest and the cuffs of the suit also ribbed, with the same ground but a different color for the ribbing.
Category: 18th century
Galerie des Modes, 14e Cahier, 2e Figure
Court Dress of Cerise satin, the ribbon around the head of the same, the corner of gauze which is seen on the right side is black; the diamonds, pearls, and the ribbon around the neckline are white, together with the tassels of the tied-back cloak; the laces inclines to the tint of the background a … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 14e Cahier, 2e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 14e Cahier, 1ere Figure
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Galerie des Modes, 13e Cahier, 6e Figure
Young Lady of Lyon dressed in a taffeta gown called Costume à la Piémontoise, trimmed with the same stuff. Coiffed à l'Asirienne called the Herisson, trimmed with a ribbon in a band-of-love interlaced with pearls, surmounted by a plume with a diamond fastening creating a type of Diadem. This fashion was originally taken from the … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 13e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 13e Cahier, 5e Figure
Young Lady in a Circassienne of Italian gauze with a petticoat made of the same gauze; the flounce is trimmed with a colored ribbon. She is coiffed with a kerchief-pouf cap trimmed with pearls, with a plume on the left side in the Asiatic style. (1778) Very elegant circassienne with amadis sleeves;* the bodice is … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 13e Cahier, 5e Figure
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