Young Lady dressed in the most elegant manner, having the air of watching for the instant of a Rendez-vous which interests her: she is in a hat à la Blanchard,* full robe à la Musulmane, the chignon is very low. (1784) "In the Orient, which has a sweet climate, pure air, a snow-less sky, men … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 44e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 44e Cahier, 5e Figure
The constant Solitaire in a robe à l'Anglaise with a triple collar, hat à la Basile* and trimmed muslin apron: carrying her pretty lion dog without thinking about it, and looking to see from afar an object that is more interesting to her heart. (1784) - "Women no longer exhaust superlatives, no longer employ the … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 44e Cahier, 5e Figure
The Myth of Chanel and the 1920s: I – A Sea Change
But it was the androgyny promoted by Chanel that dominated women's fashion in Europe in 1919. ... Once the matchless pace setter of individuality in fashion, Poiret snorted that her clothes resembled 'Cages lacking birds. Hives lacking bees.' The 1910s are not a well-known decade in fashion history. Despite the success of Downton Abbey, many … Continue reading The Myth of Chanel and the 1920s: I – A Sea Change
Galerie des Modes, 44e Cahier, 4e Figure
The sensitive Virtuous woman in a robe à l'Anglaise bordered à la Marlborough and in a demi-Balloon hat, only busying herself alone she executes in waiting for a charming duo. (1784) "Someone wrote to us to ask us if fashion is general, and if it is the same for women of thirty and forty years … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 44e Cahier, 4e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 44e Cahier, 3e Figure
The false pouter, in a spotted robe à l'Anglaise with a triple collar and a hat à la Caravanne, making signs of returning to the lover that her apparent rigor had forced to leave. (1784) Gloves. - "Ladies wear, with their full parure, glazed gloves from Grenoble, laced and flounced. "One finds them in the … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 44e Cahier, 3e Figure
Mimic of Modes 