The chemise is the first thing you put on, so it's the first garment I'll be discussing. As in other eras, the chemise was used as an underlayer to soak up the wearer's oils and sweat and protect the rest of the clothing. Throughout history, they have tended to be pretty shapeless, but there are … Continue reading Hyde Hall Planning: 1830s Chemises
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Announcing 2020's hottest new event
Putting it in writing to make sure it happens - next summer, I'm going to be hosting an 1830s picnic in central New York! Hyde Hall - this was in April when it was still very cold, so it will be more lush, I promise! Hyde Hall is a gorgeous mansion on Otsego Lake in … Continue reading Announcing 2020's hottest new event
The Art of the Lingère – Chapter VII: Second Part of the Works of the Lingère
The Layette In an earlier chapter, marriage gave the lingère the work of making and furnishing a convenient trousseau. Once the wife is pregnant, she must still resort to the lingère: she contemplates the fact that she is going to become a mother, and therefore it is time to prepare the layette for her and … Continue reading The Art of the Lingère – Chapter VII: Second Part of the Works of the Lingère
The Art of the Lingère – Chapter VI: The Seaming Stitches in use in Lingerie; Marking Linens; and the Sewing of Lace.
Lingères not only sell and cut linens, laces, etc., but as they are charged most often to make garments that are finished and ready to be worn, they send them out for seaming, assembling, mounting, and marking to their Linen Workers. Sometimes the assembling is also done in households of women or by maids who … Continue reading The Art of the Lingère – Chapter VI: The Seaming Stitches in use in Lingerie; Marking Linens; and the Sewing of Lace.
Tableau Général de Goût, no. 2 pl. 3
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
Mimic of Modes 