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
Tableau Général de Goût, no. 1 pl. 2
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
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
My First Bib-Front Gown
Somehow, I'd never made a bib-front gown before. But when I was given a length of cotton by a new friend at the 2018 regional CSA symposium, I knew it was going to be for something from Regency Women's Dress - and as that was the place where I realized that the awkwardly-fitting stays I'd made … Continue reading My First Bib-Front Gown
Mimic of Modes 