Galerie des Modes, 22e Cahier, 1ere Figure

January 4, 2013February 28, 2024 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ 7 Comments

Infernal Divinity's dress, invented by P. N. Sarrazin, Costumer to TRH Nosseigneurs the Princes Brothers of the King, Director of the Salon of Costumes of the Colisée. (1779) CHARACTER DRESS. The symbolic attributes with which it is adorned announce well enough that it is a Fairy's Dress, a Magician's, Medea's. This costume was worn for … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 22e Cahier, 1ere Figure

Galerie des Modes, 21e Cahier, 6e Figure

January 3, 2013October 11, 2025 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ Leave a comment

Taffeta circassienne with bands of ribbons, with a petticoat of another color trimmed with gauze in little box pleats, and trimmed with three large bands of different colored ribbons. (1779) CIRCASSIENNE À L'ENFANT,* trimmed with flat bands: the two sides [of the bands] are accompanied by little gauze bands; "Peasant" sleeves, petticoat matching the Gown, … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 21e Cahier, 6e Figure

The Mysterious Contouche

January 2, 2013 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ 2 Comments

I have always been a little bit confused about the contouche. It doesn't come up when I check period French dictionaries, and modern sources define it as either the robe battante/volante, the robe à la française, or both. When I bought a second-hand copy of The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fashion (1972), I was happy to … Continue reading The Mysterious Contouche

Galerie des Modes, 21e Cahier, 5e Figure

January 2, 2013February 28, 2024 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ Leave a comment

Taffeta polonaise trimmed with indienne borders, spotted gauze therèse over a round cap belted with a head-band knotted negligently. (1779) Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 21e Cahier, 5e Figure

Galerie des Modes, 21e Cahier, 4e Figure

January 1, 2013February 28, 2024 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ Leave a comment

Young Lady coiffed with an English hat called a chapeau à la Turque, trimmed with flowers and gauze; she is dressed in a Polonaise of gauze striped with silver on a ground of pink taffeta, as is the petticoat. (1779) POLONAISE WITH TWO MODES, thus called, because in detaching the cords that hold it up … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 21e Cahier, 4e Figure