June 1, 1786 If someone complains of the great variety of Fashions, of the great rapidity with which they succeed each other, and of the expense that they seem required to entail, because there is not time to wear its coats, and it is necessary to replace them all of a sudden with others; he … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 14e Cahier, 1ere Planche

PLATE II. THE COAT and Vest of the Man shown in this plate, are of a spring velvet, with a lemon ground, green stripes, and lilac spots. The Buttons which trim the Coat and Vest, are enameled and spotted with a color matching the ground of the Coat, and they are edged with false white stones. … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 13e Cahier, 2e Planche

April 1, 1786 ONE of the greatest Philosophers of the era of Louis XIV, said, "I do not know why one rebukes a Fashion which, dividing men's height into two equal parts, takes a whole part for the bust, and leaves the other for the rest of the body." (Surely the three and a half … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 10e Cahier, 1ere Planche

January 1, 1786 PLATE II. It represents a Man in an Overcoat. Hat à l'Androsmane. Overcoat of wool, bottle colored. Buttons of mother of pearl. Gilet of black silk fabric, dotted with green flowers; buttonholes embroidered in white silk scallops. Breeches of sulfur-colored wool. Buttons of white metal. White stockings striped with blue. Shoes with slightly squared toes. … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 4e Cahier, 2e Planche

No. 1 It represents a Bust of a man, coiffed with an ordinary Wig, with three straight curls en marron.*  Squared top, in little curls.  The hair in a queue. No. 2 It represents a Bust of a Magistrate, coiffed with an ordinary squared Wig, with curls en marron.  Top squared in little curls. No. 3 It represents a … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 3e Cahier, 2e Planche