Gentlewoman dressed in a Caraco, coiffed with a "Doll" cap in filet lace, trimmed with streaked liserés. (1778) Type of Polonaise Caraco, entirely closed in the front and not very décolleté, also called the Caraco à la dévoté. A band of gathered gauze is the trim; the volant is very high, with two rows of … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 10e Cahier, 6e Figure
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Galerie des Modes, 10e Cahier, 3e Figure
Young Lady in a Polonaise with Circassienne sleeves, trimmed with filet lace manchettes, and coiffed in a baigneuse with two filet lace lappets. (1778) Naturalists, with their experience, teach us that the mixture of different species only produces monsters: it is not the same in the kingdom of costume, the empire of Fashion. The alliances … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 10e Cahier, 3e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 9e Cahier, 6e Figure
Young lady on her morning walk, in a Polonaise trimmed in pipes, two watches at her sides, coiffed in a new, elegant pouf. (1778) Winged polonaise. These polonaises are made of the heaviest stuff, such as part-silk, moire,* and other similar trims; but they require the lightest: the tail, pulled high with ribbons in bows … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 9e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 9e Cahier, 5e Figure
Elegant bourgeoise walking in the Country, dressed in a morning Polonaise with a Cap in the new taste. (1778) The Mantelet is a type of little overcoat or light drapery, intended to cover the upper part of the body; it is kept out of the formal parure, but it has become so favored that one … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 9e Cahier, 5e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 9e Cahier, 3e Figure
Woman in morning Undress lying negligently on a Sofa, playing with her dog. (1778) Caraco à la Polonaise; it must be well-made to serve. It can be given a hood but though that hides the irregularities of the shoulders, it also loses the garment's lightness, which is its principal merit. The one in this Drawing … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 9e Cahier, 3e Figure
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