February 20, 1787 It would be too little for Fashion, which is known to be so light, so inconstant, for people to only change it after a certain amount of time, after epochs, until disgust can arise, and has already arisen; it still wants to change several times a day. That's why it's taken on … Continue reading Magasin des Modes, 10e Cahier, Plate I
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Magasin des Modes, 9e Cahier, Plate II
10 February 1787 ENGLISH FASHIONS. WHO wins for taste, English Ladies or French Ladies? who knows best how to choose their colors, the shape of their garments, the manner of doing their hair, the uniformity or matching of their clothes? who knows best how to adorn their air, their person? We leave this question to … Continue reading Magasin des Modes, 9e Cahier, Plate II
The Robe à Transformation
On BlueSky, there's a bot account that uses the Metropolitan Museum of Art's API to auto-post objects from the Costume Institute collection that are listed as open access. (There are quite a few of these accounts, for different Met departments as well as for other museums.) I like to check in on it every so … Continue reading The Robe à Transformation
AMBA: The Medieval Tailoring Revolution
Welcome to the sixth episode of the A Most Beguiling Accomplishment podcast! In this episode, I'm talking about the changes in making clothes over the Middle Ages that led to the development of tailoring.
Fashioning San Francisco
The de Young's show, Fashioning San Francisco, is a visual feast but lacks historical grounding or contextualization.
Mimic of Modes 