(My version of "stashbusting" - the Historical Sew Monthly challenge for March - means finishing a post that had been languishing in my drafts for some time.) The term "nightgown"/"night gown", as used in the 18th century, is somewhat confusing. J. P. Ryan defines an English nightgown as synonymous to robe à l'anglaise, a fitted … Continue reading The Nightgown (and the Negligee) (HSM #3)
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Galerie des Modes, 42e Cahier, 3e Figure
Full Robe Française revived by the Court for the journey to Fontainebleau in 1783. (1784) This plate was taken from the MFA Boston, 44.1581.
Galerie des Modes, 41e Cahier bis, 5e Figure
Grand Robe Française which was that required for the journey to Fontainebleau in 1783. (1784) Long trains. - "There is nothing lighter, more elegant, newer than what women wear now; and yet you found long trains at court in Louis XIV's time. These trains remind me of Indian sheep which are driven in enormous trains … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 41e Cahier bis, 5e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 23e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Young Wife, as she is led to the altar; she is dressed in a gown of Pekin* trimmed with gauze ribbon and flowers. Her gown is full dress over a medium hoop: the man conducting her is wearing a suit and a vest with a gold ground embroidered around with colored gold threads. (1779) … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 23e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Galerie des Modes, 16e Cahier, 4e Figure
Young Lady in a taffeta gown of any color, trimmed with spotted gauze; the Parlement of white taffeta, trimmed with spotted blonde lace: an English Cap. (1778) The Parlement is a type of taffeta, satin, or gauze kerchief, with a hood à coulisse. This garment has been very much in fashion. It is completely exclusive … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 16e Cahier, 4e Figure
Mimic of Modes 