Our goddesses of the Year VIII., (1799). Regency – Directoire fashion. Nos déesses de l’an VIII. From the Book: The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave… Read More
Our goddesses of the Year VIII., (1799).
Category: France
Dresses for Golf. Modèles de Royant. Le style parisien
Dresses for Golf. Modèles de Royant. Le style parisien 1915. Plate XXII. Pour le Golf. Models de Royant. Fig. 249, 250 and 251. (Royant). Blouse with closed and open collar; braces in… Read More
The Lionesses and Fashionables by Octave Uzanne.
The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave Uzanne. Illustrations in water colours by Albert Lynch. Engraved in colours by Eugène Gaujean.
Parisian salon scene of the Second Empire.
Parisian salon scene of the Second Empire c. 1860. Parisiennes du Second Empire. Source: The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave Uzanne. Illustrations in water… Read More
French firefighter uniform. Imperial guard.
French firefighter uniform. Imperial guard. Uniforme Sapeur du Génie de la Garde Impériale. Gallery: Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world, based on authentic documents and and newer… Read More
The Coquettes, Flirts of the First Empire 1804–1814.
The Coquettes, Flirts of the First Empire 1804–1814 (Napoleonic Empire). Les Coquettes du Premier Empire. Les Modes sous la Restauration. From the Book: The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions –… Read More
Historical costume silhouettes from 1750 to 1950
Can you imagine what women wore to ride a horse at the beginning of the twentieth century?
Woman in slaughtering a chicken by Armand Coussens.
Woman in slaughtering a chicken by Armand Coussens (1881-1935). ” La Femme au Poulet “. From a print by M. Paul Turpin. French Kitchen Scene to 1910th. A woman slaughters a chicken.
The mysterious conversations. Incroyable with bicorne hat.
Incroyable with bicorne hat and Merveilleuses.
Women’s Costume of Lyon, 1860.
Suite of Costumes. Women’s Costume of Lyon c. 1860.