Galerie des Modes, 17e Cahier, 3e Figure

Polonaise frock-coat seen from the back, with English braids marking the shape. (1779) Polonaise frock coat, without seaming in the back, the waist, and the edges, trimmed with English braids, with brandenburgs for buttons and buttonholes; collar of another color, cut as a kerchief.*  Long and thin purse called à la Lyonnaise.   Hair in Greek … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 17e Cahier, 3e Figure

Galerie des Modes, 17e Cahier, 1ere Figure

Robe à la Levantine trimmed in ermine; coiffure in Creole style.  The petticoat and undervest, called à l'Assyrienne, invented by P. N. Sarrazin, Costumer-in-ordinary to Nosseigneurs the Princes of the Blood, brothers of the King and Director-in-ordinary of the Costuming of the Colisée. (1779)    The desire to enfranchise the Ladies of the Robes, whose … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 17e Cahier, 1ere Figure