Robe à la Circassienne, the flat trimming edged with gauze: coiffure belted with a ribbon trimmed with pearls, ending in a bow from which hang tassels: the top of the head decorated with flowers. (1780) TAILED CIRCASSIENNE, lightly pulled up on the front with a cord with three tassels; flounced mancherons, parement round or en … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 4e Figure
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Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 3e Figure
Caraco à la Polonaise trimmed with gauze, a colored ribbon on the top of the trim: Devonshire or Spa hat. (1780) CARACO A LA POLONAISE, the body loose and floating at the waist. Tour-de-gorge of a reversed Medicis, or raised collar; gauze kerchief, tied en cravate. Spa hat, seen in profile. Another view of this … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 3e Figure
"Antique Costume"
On Pinterest, I have boards set up for every decade. Because I use them to get an idea of what people were wearing in that decade, I like to filter out paintings showing people in clothing that would not have actually been worn. (Also, I've seen enough people with the impression that all portraits depict … Continue reading "Antique Costume"
Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 2e Figure
Another Lévite, the petticoat of a different color, the sleeves of the color of the petticoat. The Lévite like the Circassienne, having only mancherons: in place of a scarf, a ribbon belt. This figure is coiffed with a fashionable black hat. (1780) LÉVITE PARÉE. Bodice with mancherons, the collar forming revers, erupting from the belt; … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 2e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Lévite outfit trimmed with tassels, epaulettes, and cords: the matching petticoat bordered with a band of a different color, a blonde lace on the edges of the Lévite and two sides of the petticoat trimming. The hat is of white gauze, and trimmed en pouf with black gauze, belted with black lace and a colored … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 28e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Mimic of Modes 