Paris fashion c. 1760. English style clothing. Court costume. Summer suit and Swiss hat.
Noble French man in the English fashion. Costume of a member of the French court in the 18th century. Nobleman in summer costume with a hat in the Swiss style in the 18th century.
Habillement à l’Anglaise. Habit de cour. Costume d’été et chapeau Suisse.
Source:
Paris à travers les siècles. Histoire nationale de Paris et des Parisiens depuis la fondation de Lutèce jusqu’à nos jours, by Nicolas Jules Henri Gourdon de Genouillac. Published 1879.
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