Category: Europe

Fashion and Costume History of Europe.

Tapestry, England, Tudor, Earl, Pembroke, Armorial,

The “Pembroke” tapestry at V&A Museum, contains the armorial bearings of Sir William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke in the style known as “grotesque”.

Werther and Charlotte. Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774).

10/30/19

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The suffering of the young Werther is regarded as the key novel of the Sturm and Drang (literally “storm and drive”). It developed into “the first bestseller of German literature”.

The Kokoshnik. Traditional Russian hairstyles and headgear.

10/29/19

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Коко́шник, Kokoshnik, Russia, hairstyles, headgear, Traditional,

Russia. Popular hairstyles. The traditional costume of Russian women especially the Kokoshnik (Russian: Коко́шник) has survived all innovations of fashion.

Directory. Costume of the Executive Board. Regular suit. Grand costume.

10/27/19

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Directoire, Costume, Membres, Conseil, Executive, Board,

THE Executive Board will have two costumes; one for its ordinary functions, the other for the representation of groups, national holidays, etc.

A princely gathering. Middle Ages France 14th and 15th century.

10/25/19

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Froissart, medieval, painting, costumes, Auguste Racinet

A doctor of rights. Women’s costumes. A princely gathering. At that time, people looked less at wealth than at the number of costumes.

The execution of the English politician Lord William Russell 1683.

10/25/19

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Among the leaders of that party which for a time successfully opposed the attempts of Charles II. and the Duke of York to re-establish arbitrary rule, and to favor the restoration of Romanism in England, one of the most prominent was Lord Russell, usually called Lord William Russell, son of William, Earl of Bedford, and Lady Ann Carr, daughter of Carr, Earl of Somerset.

War costumes in the Middle Ages. Flags, banners, standards.

10/23/19

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Flags, banners, standards, War costumes, Middle Ages, knights, armor, weapons

War costumes of the Middle ages. France 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. Weapons from the 12th to 15th centuries. Armor, weapons, flags, banners, standards.

Robe de Cour au grand Orient; Coeffure à la mode Asiatique.

10/20/19

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Fashion, Rococo, Robe, Cour, Orient, Coeffure, Costume

A Madame la Comtesse d’Oyeras. Robe de Cour au grand Orient; Coeffure à la mode Asiatique. Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français Dessinés d’Apres Nature.