Category: France

Fashion, Middle ages, Headdresses, Renaissance, Clothing, dress, costumes,

Europe. XV. XVI. century. Festive costume. Ladies’ and men’s overcoats. Men’s and women’s hairstyle. End of 15th, beginning of the 16th century.

Civil dress of the late 15th century. France middle ages.

1/2/20

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France, fashion, Middle Ages. history, Medieval, 15th century, costumes,

Civil dress in Europe at the end of the late 15th century. Female and male hairstyles and headgear. Costume history of the Middle Ages. The time of Louis XII of France.

Feminine costumes from 1794 – 1800. Directory to Empire.

12/15/19

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Directoire, directory, empirw, coatumes, fashion, clothes, timeline

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.

12/13/19

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fashions, consulate, Longchamp, Horse race,

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.

12/9/19

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Auguste Racinet, fashion, costumes, Empire, Regency, modes

All the figures on this panel show the predominant influence of the English-French fashions of Louis XVI’s time. History of the costume in chronological development by Auguste Racinet.

Four French Vernis Martin Fans and One of Ivory Brisé.

12/8/19

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fan, Vernis, Martin, design, varnish, Ivory, Brisé, French,

Fan decoration of the reign of Louis XIV., and during the first part of the reign of Louis XV. was greatly improved by the celebrated Vernis Martin (Martin’s Varnish).