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Category: Tableau General de Gout

Tableau Général de Goût, no. 2 pl. 3

September 12, 2019February 28, 2024 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ Leave a comment

16 Vendémiaire an 7 (7 October 1798) YOUNG WOMAN ON A PROMENADE Blonde wig à la Naiad. The triumph that wigs have carried over natural hair will last a long time: it is more ornamental than hair. Our elegant women have cut their hair as if they have taken the veil, a strange coiffure, and one … Continue reading Tableau Général de Goût, no. 2 pl. 3

Tableau Général de Goût, no. 1 pl. 2

September 7, 2019February 28, 2024 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ Leave a comment

YOUNG PERSON IN MORNING DRESS Blonde wig à la Flore. The fashion of hair worn flat and cut à la Titus begins to pass. Now the hair is curled. Wigs that imitate this coiffure have been subjected to hooks, at least for the part of the hair which goes around the face. The top of the wig … Continue reading Tableau Général de Goût, no. 1 pl. 2

Tableau Général de Goût, no. 1 pl. 1

September 6, 2019February 28, 2024 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ Leave a comment

1 Vendemier, an 7 (22 Sept. 1798) TWO WOMEN DRESSED A LA ROMAINE. No. 1 Hair braided and arranged in a spiral, enclosed in a net of red wool. This coiffure imitates the antique, and goes with their dress. It is not rare, though it is ridiculous, to see undress caps, velvet hats, cornettes of … Continue reading Tableau Général de Goût, no. 1 pl. 1

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