Yesterday evening, I went on an unusual date to "Expo 1920s", a program put on by undergraduates at the Russell Sage's Women's Studies Center and the Rensselaer County Historical Society. (Visiting that campus in Troy makes me almost wish I'd gone to a private college! SO BEAUTIFUL.) I had no idea what to expect, as … Continue reading How's Your Weekend?
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Galerie des Modes, 37e Cahier, 2e Figure
Grand Court Mourning, full pleureuse and cravat, wool stockings, épée and black buckles, crêpe on the Hat and the épée. (1781) This plate is from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 44.1520. A pleureuse is a strip of white cloth worn on the sleeve to signify mourning.
Galerie des Modes, 37e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Full Court mourning, adjusted, with tied Coiffure. According to etiquette the gown is of Raz de S. Maur, trimmed with Gauze in drapery tied with ribbons on a ground of bouillonné crêpe. (1781) This plate is from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 44.1519. According to Louis Harmouth's Dictionary of Textiles (1920):
Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 6e Figure
Duchess occupying one of the first places in the Queen's household. She is dressed in un habit de Cour on the Grand panier. The front of the Petticoat is trimmed with Gauze, Blonde, and Festoons of flowers attached at intervals with bows of Ribbons, from which hang tassels. (1781) "The court dress or grand habit … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 5e Figure
Duke and Peer, decorated with Orders of the King, occupying one of the first places at Court. He is dressed in an embroidered summer suit. (1781) This costume is a suit à la française, in the fashion of the season. About the "orders of the king", they are: first the order of St. Esprit, consisting … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 5e Figure
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