Portrait of James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury.

The Age of Undress by Amelia Rauser.

Dress in the Age of Jane Austen by Hilary Davidson.

Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley 

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James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury 1746–1820. English diplomat.

James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury.

As a British diplomat, he negotiated unsuccessfully in 1796 and 1797 with the French Directorate in Paris and Lille, but then had to retire because of deafness. 1800 Harris was raised to the Earl of Malmesbury.

eBook: Diaries and correspondence of James Harris, first Earl of Malmesbury.

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 Louis XIV. , Louis XV. , Louis XVI., Baroque, Rococo, Directoire, French Revolution, Regency, Empire, Restoration or Romanticism fashion era. German Biedermeier.

1. The French Fashion History.
2. Reign of Louis XIV. 1643 to 1715
3. The Reign of Louis XV. 1715 to 1774.
4. Reign of Louis XVI. 1780 to 1789.
5. The French Republic 1789 to 1802.
6. Timeline of the French Revolution 1789 – 1799.
7. Les Modes sous la revolution 1792-1799 by Paul Louis Victor de Giafferri.
8. Reign of Napoleon I. 1804 to 1814. France empire.
9. Reigns of Louis XVIII. and Charles X. 1815 to 1830. Restoration,  Romanticism
10. Fashion in the Reign of Philippe. 1830 to 1848. Victorian era. Romanticism fashion.
11. The Second Republic. 1848 -1851. Victorian era. “Second Rococo”.
12. The use of the Corset in the reign of Louis XVI.
13. Ladies hat styles from 1776-1790 by Rose Bertin.
14. Fashion under the  French revolution 1789 to 1802.
15. Paris fashion 1793 to 1795. French revolution.
16. The Execution of the King Louis XVI.
17. The Execution of Marie-Antoinette.
18. The Incroyables and Muscadins. The French directory dandies.
19. Les Incroyables et Merveilleuses. “The Directoire Style” between 1795–1804.
20. Nymphs and Merveilleuses. By Octave Uzanne.
21. Fashion in Paris after the Revolution. By Octave Uzanne. 1796-1800.
22. Portraits by people during the French Revolution
23. The Gallery of Fashion. by Nikolaus von Heideloff, London.
24. Comparison of the French and English modes. 1808 to 1815
25. The Salon of Madame Récamier during the French Revolution.
26. The Salons of Paris before the French Revolution.
27. Caraco a´la francaise in 1786.
28. The Evolution of Modern Feminine Fashion 1786.
29. Fashion in Paris and London, 1780 to 1788.
30. Historic hairstyles from Ancient times to the Empire.

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Support and Seduction: The History of Corsets and Bras (Abradale Books) by Beatrice Fontanel.

Thoughout the ages, women's breasts have been subjected to the endless whims of fashion. From the ancient Greeks to Mae West and Madonna, this light-hearted book charts the changing shapes of female beauty. The elegant and amusing images - including fashion drawings, paintings, photographs, and film stills - illustrate the often surprising history of the garments women have worn for support - and seduction.

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