Category: Galerie des Modes

Galerie des Modes, 24e Cahier, 1ere & 2e Figures

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Medea: from the Opera of Jason and Medea. (1779) Apollon: from the Opera of Phaeton. (1779) 24th, 25th, and 26th CAHIER. Theatrical Dress, for Balls and for Characters.  These Outfits, numbering eighteen, have been sufficiently described in the caption which accompanies them.  They are nearly all the invention of Jean-Baptiste Martin, who has been the … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 24e Cahier, 1ere & 2e Figures

Galerie des Modes, 23e Cahier, 6e Figure

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Deshabillé of white taffeta, bordered with pink chiné silk; pink shoe edged with green anglais in rosettes; white taffeta mantelet trimmed with fantasy gauze; négligé cap, pink tigré ribbon on a chien couchant with two large curls.  (1779) Waiting is cruel, especially when, in order not to miss the rendez-vous, the expectant one has only … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 23e Cahier, 6e Figure

Galerie des Modes, 23e Cahier, 5e Figure

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Elegant Cauchoise in the costume of her country; she wears a peasant juste trimmed with a flounce, in pink taffeta; petticoat of the same material, apron of clear muslin. (1779) DESHABILLÉ A LA CAUCHOISE.  The Pays de Caux, in Haute-Normandy, which contains the kingdom of Yvetot, is renowned for being inhabited by beautiful Women.  The … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 23e Cahier, 5e Figure