Restoration (1814-1830), Romantic period (1830-1848), Second Empire (1852-1870).
Fashion silhouettes of the 19th century.
Category: Second Empire
The Fashion of the Crinoline in the Reign of Napoleon III. Empire français.
The Reign of the Crinoline. Petticoats, Cashmere shawls, Pompadour parasols. Dressmakers, like tailors, had begun to deal in ready-made garments.
Man in redingote and chapeau claque on the Boulevard des Italiens.
Romantic fashion in the reign of Louis Philippe. The man is wearing a militaire or redingote and a chapeau claque. The woman is wearing a tightly cinched dress.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
The hoop skirt and its development within the history of costumes.
The hoop skirt in the age of the Spanish fashion (Renaissance) 16th century, in the age of rococo (Baroque), 18th century, crinoline fashion, 19th century.
War Invalid 1850. French military. Second Republic.
Invalide de Guerre en 1850. Deuxième République française.
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.
Parisiennes fashion of the Second Empire.
19th Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston Underwear: Fashion in Detail by Eleri Lynn. Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail by Astrida Schaeffer. Parisiennes fashion of the Second Empire c. 1860.… Read More
The Contemporary. Fashions under the Second Empire c. 1860
19th Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston Underwear: Fashion in Detail by Eleri Lynn. Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail by Astrida Schaeffer. The Contemporary. Fashions under the Second Empire c.… Read More
French caps fashion. La Mode illustrée 1860.
19th Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston Underwear: Fashion in Detail by Eleri Lynn. Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail by Astrida Schaeffer. Bonnet Négligé. Bonnet Négligé en Mousseline. French caps fashion.… Read More
Corsages. Les modes du second empire. Costume féminin français.
L’histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870. Corsage de lingerie, Blouse de lingerie, Corsage ajusté noir boutonne.
