The Beauty in the uncertainty of sitting waits with impatience for her lover while walking; she is wearing a Caravan hat, a chemise à la Reine, trimmed, with a streaked belt tied in a lover's knot. (1785) On Marie-Antoinette's toilette. - "At noon she dressed for the whole day.  She slept laced in corsets with … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 45e Cahier, 2e Figure

The Flower of the Harvesters walking to contemplate the Summer products without considering anything else: she is in a chemise à la Floricourt,* and coiffed with a hat à la Ceres.** (1784) Trimming made by Mlle Bertin for the Baronne de Benkendorff. "1783, August 4. - A grand robe en chemise of spotted linen batiste, … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 43e Cahier, 5e Figure

Chemise à la Reine open at the bottom like a Lévite, Elegant evening coiffure covered with a large, pulled-down straw Hat. (1784) "The taste for the parure in which the queen was dressed during the first years of her reign had been replaced by a love of simplicity worn even to an impolitic degree, the … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 41e Cahier (bis), 3e Figure

Chemise à la Reine with bound sleeves, the neckline trimmed with a frill, Marlborough Hat wrapped with a wide ribbon striped in black and color. (1784) "Chemises" belonged to the category of simple and comfortable dress which was in vogue from about 1781 overall due to Marie Antoinette. At the time, one said that an … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 41e Cahier bis, 2e Figure