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
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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
Galerie des Modes, 27e Cahier, 5e Figure
Dress called à la Créole, composed of what the French Ladies in America wear: it is a large muslin gown with fitted sleeves that tighten at the cuff; the gown is a little fitted at the waist and freed around the throat in the taste of a shift: it is however very easy and open … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 27e Cahier, 5e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 27e Cahier, 4e Figure
Young Lady holding her infant in her arms; she is dressed in a caraco à la Polonaise with bands and piping in another color: the bands are edged with a little blonde lace. She is coiffed with a pretty straw hat edged with ribbon, with a trimming of gauze in the shape of a mushroom, … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 27e Cahier, 4e Figure
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