French fashion of the aristocracy at the court of Louis XIV.

French fashion of the aristocracy at the court of Louis XIV.

Prince’s costume (According to a painting by Van der Meulen, in 1670.).
Costume of a maid of honor (From Petitot, in 1661. Reign of Louis XIV.).

Source: Paris à travers les siècles. Histoire nationale de Paris et des Parisiens depuis la fondation de Lutèce jusqu’à nos jours, par Henri Gourdon de Genouillac, 1879. Henri Gourdon, known as Gourdon de Genouillac (1826 – 1898) was a French historian, novelist and heraldist specialising in the French nobility and its coats of arms. He was scientific editor of the Journal des employés de Paris, the Journal héraldique, the Monde artiste (1862-1898) and the Passe-temps, a literary and anecdotal journal.

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Shoe fashion of authentic specimens. Ladies’ old-fashioned shoes 1885.

Reign Louis XIV. French fashion history. 1643 to 1715.

The characteristic features of the costume during the reign of Louis XIV.

The costumes of the aristocracy. The kings of fashion. France 17th century.

The origin of the coiffure à la Fontanges under Louis XIV.

The Fontange. Female costumes under the reign of Louis XIV.

Types from the distinguished, bourgeois and mercantile world of the 17th c.

Female fashion. The Capote. The Muff. The Baskine. Reign of Louis XIV.

A transverse Spinet made by Stephen Keene at the end of 17th century.

Transport wagons, coaches and carriages in 16th and 17th century.

Beard, hair and wigs fashions during the 17th and 18th century.

17th century. Costume and Fashion History. Epoch of the Baroque.

Woman’s dress. Fashion in Europe 16th & 17th century. Ruffs. Hairstyles.

Italian Lace History. Reference List of Italian Laces.

The hoop skirt and its development within the history of costumes.