The comfortable costume, in which the belt was attached at a normal height, was soon followed by the close-fitting dress, the robe collante
Category: First Empire
Feminine costumes from 1794 – 1800. Directory to Empire.
The figures are all taken from fashion journals. The period includes the last period of the convent, the rule of the board of directors and the beginning of the consulate.
France. At the horse race at the Promenade de Longchamp. 1802.
France. The fashions under the consulate. Fashionable Parisians enjoy a beautiful spring day at the horse race at the Promenade de Longchamp in 1802.
The fashions of the end of the 18th century. After German Journals.
Europe. 18th century. The French influence. Under the reign of terror, the development of fashions began and reached perfection under the direction of the Directorate.
Masked Paris Opera Ball 1804, by Jean-Francois Bosio.
Costumed Empire people at a masked ball at the Paris Opera 1804. Illustration by Jean-Francois Bosio. Composition pour le “Journal des Dames”.
Empire Fashion and Hairstyles from 1800 to 1810.
First Empire Fashion and Hairstyles from 1800 to 1810. According to the fashion journals of the time. Modes et Coiffures de 1800 a 1810. D après les journaux de mode de… Read More
Dessins de broderie. France 1818.
Dessins de broderie Embroidery designs. France 1818.
Directoire costumes Paris, 1798.
Directoire costumes imitated from the antique. Paris, 1798.
Fashion under the French Revolution 1789 to 1802.
Great Days of the Revolution. Fashion under the French Revolution & Directoire Period 1789 to 1802.
Light infantry of the Imperial Guard (Napoleon 1st, 1809).
Infanterie légère de la Garde Impériale (Napoléon 1er,1809). Voltigeur. Carabinier.