Duchesses and bourgeoises under Louis XI. – “La grand gorre,“ or sumptuosity – The “troussoire” – Allegorical and moral costumes – Trains – Head-dresses —”Collets rebrassés ” – Wigs and false hair — Some results of the war in Italy – Italian fashions — “Sollerets” and slippers – Gorgets – Garters – Jean Marot writes against novelties – Anne of Brittany – Pins – Menot “the golden-tongued” – A Parisian in the time of Louis XII. – Coat à I’ltalienne – Manufacture of stuffs.
Category: Fashion History
The Thomas Overbury affair. Mrs. Anne Turner.
Mrs. Anne Turner (born Anne Norton 1576–1615), English maidservant convicted of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.
Madame Féron, called La Belle Ferronière. Mistress of François I.
A work of Leonardo da Vinci or attributed to his school, which represents “a Duchess of Mantua”.
English hair styles of the 1930s
Illustration of English hairstyles of the 1930s in Fashions in Hair. The First Five Thousand Years by Richard Corson. English hair styles of the 1930s: a. Major; b. Regent; c.… Read More
American Beauty by Albert Sterner. Painter, printmaker and illustrator.
Albert Sterner. American Beauty. Illustration (1906). Publication: Paintings by Leading American Artists 1908. Publisher: Collier & Son.
The Syren, after Charles Louis Muller 1878.
The Syren. The painter evidently selected a Spanish, or probably a Hebrew model.
Petticoats, corsets and skirt fashion 1862.
Petticoats, corsets and skirt fashion of the Fashion House of Plument.
Jeanne, Comtesse de Toulouse 1220-1271.
Joan of Toulouse was the only daughter of Count Raimund VII of Toulouse and his wife Sancha of Aragon the last Countess of Toulouse and Margravine of Provence.
Japan Actress Sada Yacco in the role of Oriye and as Katsugari.
Kawakami Sadayakko was born Sada Koyama (小山 贞) and trained as a geisha.
Under the stage name Sada Yacco she worked at Kawakami-theater and was one of the first actresses to a Japanese theater.
Colifichets, Parures. Les modes sous Louis XV. La mode du rococo.
Rococo adornments, jewelry design. Louis XV fashion history from 1715 to 1774. L’histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes sous Louis XV 1715-1774. La Mode du Rococo. Colifichets, Parures. –… Read More