Court of Louis XV. Femme de la cour de Louis XV., XVIIIe siècle.

11/23/13
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Femme de la cour de Louis XV., XVIII Siecle.

Woman of the Court of Louis XV. Femme de la cour de Louis XV., XVIII Siecle.

Louis XV was King of France and Navarre from 1715 to 1774. The people called him “the much-loved” and later “the unloved”. His reign falls into the fashion era of the Rococo. See: Mme de Pompadour. The most elegant women of the Rococo period.

Mme de Pompadour. The most elegant women of the Rococo period.

Source: Costumes historiques de ville ou de théatre et travestissements. Author: Achille Devéria and José Domínguez Bécquer. Publisher Paris: Goupil et Vibert 1831. Publisher London: Charles Tilt 1839. Printed by: Lemercier & Cie.

Illustration, Dragons, fighting,

Continuing

French fashion and costume history of the 18th century. Era of the Rococo.
Extravagance of clothes and hairstyles during the rococo period.
Hairstyles, hats and caps. Reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The great state robe. General fashion types. France 1775-1785.
Shoe fashion with high heels and rococo costumes. 18th century.
France 18th century. The Panniers, the Hoop, the Justaucorps.
Beard, hair and wigs fashions during the 17th and 18th century.
The Caraco à la française in 1786. Tight-fitting women’s jacket.
Fashion of wigs and hats. French styles of the 18th century.
The Regency. Fashion in the Reign of Louis XV 1715 to 1774.
Shoe fashion of authentic specimens. Ladies’ old-fashioned shoes 1885.
Album of historical hairstyles. Album de coiffures historiques par E. Nissy.
Fashion in the Reign of Louis XVI. 1780 to 1789. Modes de Paris.
On the history of costumes. The Munich Picture Gallery 1848 to 1898.
The Evolution of Modern Feminine Fashion 1786.
The Salons of Paris before the French Revolution 1786-1789.

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