When people are discussing eighteenth-century gown styles, the fourreau does not rank alongside the polonaise and turque; in fact, it never seems to come up at all. The main, traditional meaning of fourreau was for a child's dress. In Garsault's L'Art de la Lingere, infants are described as wearing various pieces of the layette until they reach … Continue reading The Fourreau
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Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 2e Figure
The tranquil Egle dreaming of the inclination of her heart. She is Dressed in a Fourreau à l'Enfant and Coiffed à la Flore. " ... The courtesans in the realm give the tone and are copied at will by other women, of some condition that they could be. Lais* going out to an orgy perceives that … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 2e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 1ere Figure
The young Elvire playing with her cat. She is Dressed in a galant Pierrot and Coiffed with a Hat à la d'Hericort. " ... We have asked ourselves a million times why a beautiful woman always had a pleasing air; why being used to seeing her never renders us indifferent; why the more we see … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Galerie des Modes, 60e Cahier, 6e Figure
The young amazon resting from the fatigues of the hunt. She is coiffed in a Hat surmounted by Plumes and Panaches; she is dressed in a Caraco with revers, with Sleeves à l'Anglaise. "Many women wear petticoats and long caracos of white Holland basin, or plain white muslin or white linen, trimmed entirely with effilé of … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 60e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 60e Cahier, 5e Figure
Lady of Quality taking the fresh air at the Jardin du Roi. She is in a Hat à l'Anglomane and dressed in a Robe Anglaise. Furnishings made by Rose Bertin, modiste to the Queen, for the Baronne de Varielle. "September 14, 1787. - A straw hat lined and covered with gauze, trimmed with the same, … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 60e Cahier, 5e Figure
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