Examples of rococo fashion in the reigns of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI.
430. Woman with extravagant, coiffure, calf-length skirt (dupe) and jacket with back pleats (caraco); in her hand a walking slick, 1778.
431. Male costume, 1778.
432. Woman wearing tulle cap on top of elaborate coiffure, gown (robe) looped up à la polonaise, 1778.
433. Man wearing coat with skirt cut away towards back; powdered wig and buckled shoes, 1778.
434. Woman wearing tulle cap over elaborate coiffure, calf-length skirt (jupe), and gown (robe) looped à la polonaise; in one hand a fan. in the other a parasol, 1778.
435. Girls’ dresses, 1778.
436. Man wearing silk dressing gown, 1778.
«Histoire du costume» par Henry Harald Hansen. Dessins de Ebbe Susen, Mogens Bryder et Kaj Norregaard.Traduit du Danois par Jaqueline Puissant.Flammarion, Paris, 1954.
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