The earliest queens of fashion — Mary Stuart’s costumes; her jewels — Description of bodices and sleeves of that period — Crosses — The “loup” or small mask — Coiffure “en raquette” — An anecdote concerning high heels — Regulations respecting fashion — Remark of a lady of our own day on distinctions in dress — Exordium of the Edict of July 12, 1549 — Maximum of marriage portions — The first knitted silk stockings.
On the history of costumes. Eighty-eighth sheet. France. XVIth century. Münchener Bilderbogen No. 1083. Illustration by Karl Häberlin. French nobility fashion in the XVI. century. Top row left to right: Bottom… Read More
Sleeve fashion. Renaissance fashions from 1461 to 1574. Les modes de la renaissance de l’an 1461 á l’an 1574.
CORSAGES. Gorgière fine empesée, Gorgière très fine, Corsage à vastes manches, Corsage vert-de-gris, Cape jaune paille. L’Histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes de la renaissance de l’an 1461 á l’an 1574.
Élégantes. Diane de Poitiers, La Reine Claude, Catherine de Médicis, Mme Elisabeth, La Belle Ferronnière. L’Histoire du Costume Féminin Français. Les Modes de la Renaissance de l’an 1461 à l’an 1574.
