Recently I've been spending ... probably too much time on eBay, and I've found that while the listed Buy It Now prices for hard-bound full or half year runs of antique ladies' magazines are ridiculously high (I saw one listed at about $1,000), when the market can set its own prices in auctions, they are … Continue reading Godey's, January 1875 – Fashion Plates
Galerie des Modes, 30e Cahier, 6e Figure
Young Lady in a Polonaise of taffeta trimmed flat with bands of another color: she is coiffed with a handkerchief with pinked borders, fitted with taste and bordered with flowers. (1780) ROBE A LA CLEOPHILE.* This is a Polonaise, noteworthy for its manner of being pulled up with beads and tassels, in the method that … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 30e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 30e Cahier, 5e Figure
Children's dress in the new taste. (1780) CHILDRENS FOURREAUX. This Plate represents two little Girls, dressed in modern style; the one, seen from the front, is dressed in a plain Fourreau, trimmed with sabot cuffs and a linen volant, with a bouffante of filet lace pinched in a coque serving as a tour-de-gorge; a straw … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 30e Cahier, 5e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 30e Cahier, 4e Figure
Circassienne with a colored ground, with bands of painted fabric and a little band of pleated gauze around it; the petticoat is of another color, and the trim of the petticoat matches that of the gown. The coiffure is a hat à la Grenade. (1780) THE GRENADIERE: type of Circassienne, which owes its name to … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 30e Cahier, 4e Figure
La Petite Oye – new Etsy shop
After a lot of friendly encouragement, I decided in the past week that I should set up an Etsy shop to play to my strengths - research, historical accuracy, and itty-bitty stitches in the fiddly bits. (Not cutting and fitting.) One of the few things I'm willing to be very positive about, when it comes … Continue reading La Petite Oye – new Etsy shop
