This was perhaps my penultimate patterning trip for the first book I intend to put out. (The last one I have planned will be on the 28th, but I suppose it's possible that I could come across another venue and make another afterward.) Yesterday I drove down to Historic Cherry Hill to take the pattern … Continue reading Latest Patterning Visit
Galerie des Modes, 42e Cahier, 6e Figure
Gown en Fourreau with simple train, the sleeves pulled up, the Gown without trim, Fichu-Mantelet. This Woman is coiffed with a Marlborough Hat trimmed with a Gauze frill and some Flowers. (1784) Cadogan. - The cadogan (see also plate 180) was a man's wig with a single queue tied with a narrow ribbon and forming … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 42e Cahier, 6e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 42e Cahier, 5e Figure
Robe à l'Anglaise, the bodice laced in the back, the skirt is tucked up,* the sleeves of a color different from that of the Gown, the whole edged with a very narrow ribbon of any desired color. (1784) "A woman said: I would go to Rome to seek fashion, if it were required. What is … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 42e Cahier, 5e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 42e Cahier, 3e Figure
Full Robe Française revived by the Court for the journey to Fontainebleau in 1783. (1784) This plate was taken from the MFA Boston, 44.1581.
Galerie des Modes, 42e Cahier, 4e Figure
Robe à l'Anglaise, Fichu-en-Mantelet, Gauze Hat. (1784) "The merit of this outfit is to narrow the body as much as possible. It is necessary that the gown takes in and emphasizes the waist. It is best to wear tightened stays underneath. The bodice of the stays and the gown must be fastened very loosely to … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 42e Cahier, 4e Figure
