The young Elvire conversing in the evening of the pleasures that she must taste with Lindor in a tête-à-tête: she has a hat à la prétention; her gown is à l'Anglaise, kerchief with two gathered collars and mantelet of black taffeta. (1786) Public gardens. - "The Parisians never walk, they run, they rush. "The most beautiful … Continue reading Galerie de Modes, 49e Cahier, 4e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 49e Cahier, 3e Figure
The beautiful dreamer sitting in the summer in the middle of the Champs Elysées, waiting on her favorite with impatience: she is dressed in a caraco à la Chérubin with a hat à l'Erigonne.* (1786) Champs Elysées. - "A very agreeable glance is still that which offers the Jardin des Tuileries, or rather the Champs … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 49e Cahier, 3e Figure
The Myth of Chanel and the 1920s: VII – Jersey Cloth
During the war she discovered the versatility of jersey cloth as used by stable lads for shirts for training sessions, and began to make sweaters and waistless dresses for women from the same supple fabric. The ornate Edwardian costume that according to a scornful Chanel had 'stifled the body's architecture' started to disappear. Chanel was … Continue reading The Myth of Chanel and the 1920s: VII – Jersey Cloth
Galerie des Modes, 49e Cahier, 2e Figure
The frisky Lisette on a morning walk in the Jardin du Luxembourg: she is coiffed with a pouf à la Almaviva and dressed in a caraco and petticoat of taffeta striped à la Baroco. (1786) "It was useless to recommend to our young beauties walking exercise, if fashion was mixed on it. One tronchined* because … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 49e Cahier, 2e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 49e Cahier,1ere Figure
The blonde Mélite walking at noon at the Palais Royal in the grand path of the fair, hoping to see the one who has fixed her heart: she is dressed in an English gown, with a Devonshire hat. (1786) Accessories made for Mme Fléminard by Rose Bertin: 1786, December 9 - a rose bouquet with … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 49e Cahier,1ere Figure
Mimic of Modes 