The costumes depicted here belong to the second half of the reign of Louis XIV and the end of the 17th century. The first characteristic feature is the large headdress, called Fontange.
The Fontange. Female costumes under the reign of Louis XIV.
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Civil and military fashion & costume in Italy. 14th to 16th c.
Venetian, Florentine and Milanese fashion. In the 15th century luxury reached its highest level especially among the Venetian nobility.
Louis XIV and the officers in the livery of the royal house.
The fragments shown here are borrowed from a painting by Van der Maulen depicting the entry of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa into Arras after the beginning of the campaign in 1667. The Queen’s Marstall. The grand stable master. Ladies of honour. The Gardes du Corps. The king’s chariot.
French bourgeois clothing from 1485-1510. Men’s and women’s hairstyle.
France. Civilian clothing 1485-1510. Men’s and women’s hairstyle. Between 1470 and 1475 the high pointed hoods (Hennin) disappear.
Italy. Female costumes of the early Renaissance. The balzo.
Italy. The fashion at the beginning of the XVI century. Female costumes. According to local traditions and social status. The balzo. Early Renaissance.
Egypt. War dresses. Headgear and various costumes.
The representations on this panel are taken from Upper Egyptian wall paintings. War dresses. Headgear and various costumes. The pharaoh in the fight. The war chariot. Vultures and sparrowhawks were the symbol of supreme power.
The Illuminati and their era. Imitations of Illuminism. Freemasonry.
The Illuminati and the Freemasons. Freemasonry and the French Revolution. The Order of Perfectibilists.
The ancient Egyptians of the high antiquity. Costumes, headgear, wigs.
The headgear of the ancient Egyptians. The colour of the dresses. Wigs, Hairstyles, Make-up. The care of the hair. Transparent garments.
Hebrew. Jewish clothing of antiquity. Levites. Jewish high priest.
The clothes of the high priests. Similarity of the Hebrew with the Egyptian priestly garb. The Ephod. The Mehil. Jewish high priest. Levites.
German Renaissance fashion of a noblewoman with a red beret.
German Renaissance fashion of a noblewoman from the beginning of the 16th century, with a red beret, long dress with train over a white underdress of camelot and a partlet of red silk with black velvet.