August 1, 1786 A Man in great mourning, in a wool coat, without buttons on the parements and on the pockets. One wore, in summer, great mourning in voile, without buttons on the parements and pockets. The front of the coat of our drawn Man has only six buttons, one on top, two in the middle, and … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 18e Cahier, 2e Figure
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Cabinet des Modes, 18e Cahier, 1ere Figure
August 1, 1786 It would be necessary on the occasion of a period of mourning to talk about its fashion: for the death of DON PEDRO, King of Portugal, we have furnished it. It has been worn for twenty-one days; we will say how when we have spoken of the periods of mourning according to … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 18e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 3e Figure
July 15, 1786 PLATE III. A Ring chart. M. Bourignon de Saintes, Correspondent of the Royal Society of Medicine, for several Academies, and of MONSIEUR's Museum, has made us the honor of sending us Research on Rings and other Jewels of women of antiquity, and gave us permission to put it into our Books. We … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 3e Figure
Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 2e Figure
July 15, 1786 IF however there were some rebels who never wanted to submit (for there are some in many Empires), and who, from contrariness, still preferred to renounce all coiffure, and get rid of all panaches, from where I permit removing them, than to adopt the Hat which I spoke of in the Ist … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 2e Figure
Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 1ere Figure
July 15, 1786 FIRST PLATE. "IPHIS sees on the promenade a shoe of a new Fashion; it sees hers, and it blushes; it no longer believes itself dressed; it came to be shown, and it hid; here it is restrained by the foot in its chamber all the rest of the day." It is there … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 1ere Figure
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