The court of Francis I. Increase of love of dress. La Belle Ferroniere. Artistic head-dresses. The Vertugadin. Contenances. Marguerite de Navarre. The fashions of the day, by Rabelais.
Category: Hairstyle
Coiffures historiques. Hairstyle.
Coiffes, capuchons. Les modes sous Louis XVI. La mode du rococo.
Caps fashion under Louis XVI., 1774 to 1789 (Late baroque, rococo fashion era)
Robes. Les modes sous Louis XVI. La mode du rococo.
Extravagance précieuse sous Louis XVI. Robe lévite, Robe à la levantine, Vêtement à la Créole; grande robe de mousseline, Robe polonaise, Médaillon camée.
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)
Woman of the African tribe of Kanembu from Lake Tchad 1930s.
Girl of the African tribe of Kanembu from Lake Tchad 1930s.
Skull deformation.
Skull deformation. Wife of a Mangbetu Chief, Belgian Congo 1925.
Madame Féron, called La Belle Ferronière. Mistress of François I.
The painting was first mentioned in 1642 in a catalog of the royal collection of the palace of Fontainebleau, as a work of Leonardo da Vinci, 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
Victorian ball gowns 1865. La Mode Illustrée.
Victorian ball gowns 1865. La Mode Illustrée. Toilettes de Concert de Mme Breant-Castel 58 Rue Ste Anne. Coiffures diadème par Mr Croizat, 76 rue de Richelieu Mode Illustrée 1865. No.… Read More
Chapeaux. Les Modes sous Louis XIV. Costume féminin français.
Chapeau de satin blanc, Chapeau de paille rose avec liséré noir, Grand chapeau de feutre blanc. Les Modes sous Louis XIV 1643-1715.
Jean Patou Mannequins 1925
Jean Patou Mannequins 1925. Jean Patou, 1880-1936, was a French couturier, costume designer. In 1912 he went to Paris and opened a small tailor-fashion atelier Maison Parry. His collection corresponded to… Read More