Young person coiffed with a hat au Vauxhall in the latest taste and dressed in a flowered taffeta gown. (1786) "It is unnecessary for us to say that since Pentecost men, like women, have worn taffeta. We would say that women have also taken on summer gowns, if we hadn't announced all the gowns that … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 51e Cahier, 1ere Figure
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Galerie des Modes, 50e Cahier, 6e Figure
Servant woman, in a caraco à la Pierrot with a petticoat of particolored taffeta, covered by a spotted apron behind the petticoat. 1, 2, 3. Fashionable hats in the newest taste. (1786) "Zulmé shined well in a muslin caraco, all simple, all plain; and do you want, Zélis, to shine with the same brilliance? No … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 50e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 50e Cahier, 5e Figure
Young Elégant sitting in the Jardin du Luxembourg in a spotted suit with bavaroises, a fashionable cane, and a steel sword. 1. Hat à l'Anglo-Americain. 2. Hat à l'Androsmann.* 3. Boots buttoned like gaiters, etc. (1786) "The Indolent. - While you tire yourself out, working from morning to evening, this other man lives in the … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 50e Cahier, 5e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 50e Cahier, 4e Figure
Young Elégant of the Palais Royal in a Levite Anglaise with revers trimmed with oval steel buttons and with pockets trimmed in the same fashion; he is coiffed with a round hat à la Jacquet* with a ribbon cockade, and English boots. (1786) "After so many bizarre inventions, we only lacked for Anglomania. Thus it came … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 50e Cahier, 4e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 50e Cahier, 3e Figure
The beautiful Arsène meditating in Luxembourg: she is in an informal morning gown with a fashionable mantelet, and coiffed en négligé. 1. Pouf à la turque. 2. Grande baigneuse à la Creole. (1786) Prescriptions of fashion: "Wear, as before, a robe à l'Anglaise, a robe en chemise, a robe à la Turque, a Pierrot, a … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 50e Cahier, 3e Figure
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