Chemise à la Reine open at the bottom like a Lévite, Elegant evening coiffure covered with a large, pulled-down straw Hat. (1784) "The taste for the parure in which the queen was dressed during the first years of her reign had been replaced by a love of simplicity worn even to an impolitic degree, the … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 41e Cahier (bis), 3e Figure
A Little Advice?
Today I got the Joann's package I've been waiting for - fabric for a 1920s dress. On the plus side: nothing ended up being a huge mistake, too heavy or too light, a bad color or weird texture. Here's the indigo blue twill cotton with a nice little geometric print that I intended for the … Continue reading A Little Advice?
Galerie des Modes, 41e Cahier bis, 2e Figure
Chemise à la Reine with bound sleeves, the neckline trimmed with a frill, Marlborough Hat wrapped with a wide ribbon striped in black and color. (1784) "Chemises" belonged to the category of simple and comfortable dress which was in vogue from about 1781 overall due to Marie Antoinette. At the time, one said that an … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 41e Cahier bis, 2e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 41e Cahier (bis), 1ere Figure
Négligé of a young Lady of quality, her gown is a type of chemise of thin silk stuff, round gauze cap, frilled kerchief and apron of muslin. The child is dressed in a frock coat over his matelot. (1784) "In the tenderest infancy, one inculcates, so to speak, women's love for vanity and lightness! Everyone … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 41e Cahier (bis), 1ere Figure
Galerie des Modes, 39e Cahier (bis 2), 6e Figure
Young Lady as seductive Shepherdess, in a galant Hat posed on a Peasant Cap and crowned with a Globe Ribbon, in the moment where by the means of her Lorgnette, she follows something in the Air, launched by her Lover, whose Portrait is worn on her Arm. (1784) Lorgnettes - "There are false appearances in … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 39e Cahier (bis 2), 6e Figure
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