Marie Madeleine de la Vieuville, comtesse de Parabère.

Marie Madeleine de la Vieuville, comtesse de Parabère (1693-1755).

Mistress of regent Philippe d’Orléns.

Marie-Madeleine de La Vieuville de La Tour Pavant, called Madame de Parabère (6 October 1693 in Paris; – 13 August 1755 ibid.), was the official mistress (maîtresse en titre) of Philippe II de Bourbon, duc d’Orléans (1674-1723), regent for the minor king Louis XV, and thus one of the most important persons in the Régence period.

Source: Albums de coiffures historiques par E. Nissy. Editeur: Albert Brunet, Paris c. 1860.

Album of historical hairstyles. Album de coiffures historiques par E. Nissy.

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

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

The Regency. Fashion in the Reign of Louis XV 1715 to 1774.

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.