Christine de Pizan presenting her manuscript against the Roman de la Rose to Queen Isabeau of Bavaria, France c. 1410 – c. 1414.
Christine de Pizan presenting her manuscript
Category: Nobility
Fashion under the Reign of Francis II. 1559 to 1560.
The earliest queens of fashion — Mary Stuart’s costumes; her jewels — Description of bodices and sleeves of that period — Crosses — The “loup” or small mask — Coiffure “en raquette” — An anecdote concerning high heels — Regulations respecting fashion — Remark of a lady of our own day on distinctions in dress — Exordium of the Edict of July 12, 1549 — Maximum of marriage portions — The first knitted silk stockings.
Fashion under the Reign of Henry II. 1547 to 1558.
French Renaissance Period. Fashion under Henry II. 1547 to 1558.
Fashion under the Reign of Francis I. 1515 to 1545. French Renaissance.
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.
Corsages & Bodices. Fashion under Louis XVI.
Bodices. Fashions under Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette 1774-1789. Rococo fashions.
Coiffes, capuchons. Les modes sous Louis XVI. La mode du rococo.
Caps fashion under Louis XVI., 1774 to 1789 (Late baroque, rococo fashion era)
Manteaux. Les modes sous Louis XVI. La mode du rococo.
Manteaux. Relatif à L’Histoire du Costume Féminin Français. Amazone à trois collets, Jeune dame en habit de chasse, Manteau de taffetas soufre tendre, Redingote à collet et à bavaroise.
Élégantes. Extravagance précieuse sous Louis XVI.
Extravagance précieuse sous Louis XVI. La mode des femmes s’ingénie alors à être simple, elle ne fait plus travailler les couturiers et les tailleurs que sur la mode masculine ou les modes anglaises, ces deux patrons de la simplicité d’alors (1780).
Noble woman costume from Turkey, Ottoman Empire 1843.
Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world, based on authentic documents and and newer travel (1843) by Auguste Wahlen.
A Favorite Occupation of Joséphine de Beauharnais.
A Favorite Occupation of Joséphine de Beauharnais. French first empire. (England: Regency, Georgian period) Joséphine de Beauharnais (born Marie Josephe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie; 1763-1814) was the wife of… Read More