Today I spent about six hours taking the pattern of the sacque and petticoat that will be displayed in Great, Strange, and Rarely Seen - so I thought I might post the rough draft up here for comments, critiques, &c. I'm going to redraw it in ink for the final version, move pieces around (rotate … Continue reading Sacque and Petticoat, ca. 1765 – Preview
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Running Through the 1780s – Part II
The Mid-1780s (1784-1786) "Robe en Foureau à queue simple ...", Galerie des Modes, 1784; MFA 44.1584 The woman is wearing a gown that is pulled up through the pockets. The back is pleated en fourreau (at least in the bodice - it may not be the traditional type of pleating), and the sleeves have large … Continue reading Running Through the 1780s – Part II
Description of the Newest Dress, 1775
I know this isn't new to anyone anymore, but a while ago I was looking up descriptions of the transitional dress in the mid-1770s, and I've had a page in Google Books open in a tab for a while. It's from the Lady's Magazine, May 1775, p. 233:
Running through the 1780s – Part I
Okay, I really had no intention of continuing this schtick. I don't just want to concentrate on the eighteenth century! I also don't want to raise expectations of continuous, researched posts! However, I realized when I finished the 1770s posts that I've got a fuzzy impression of the 1780s, and I don't really think much … Continue reading Running through the 1780s – Part I
So it's *not* just a peril of modern life!
I've started reading Lady Mary Wortley Montague's letters in preparation for writing a paper for the Material Culture Review on Orientalism in eighteenth century dress, and while noting the direction of her travel and the way she describes the dress of the people in each region I came across this postscript: p. 51 I think … Continue reading So it's *not* just a peril of modern life!
Mimic of Modes 