Robes. Louis XVI.
Robes fashion under Louis XVI., 1774 to 1789
(Late baroque, rococo fashion era)
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Robes. Les modes sous Louis XVI. La mode du rococo.
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Louis XVI Costumes à la Polonaise 1778
Louis XVI Costumes 1778
Louis XVI Costumes à la Polonaise 1778
- 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.
French girl in the Caraco of Indian taffeta, 1780.
French girl in a jacket of finest Indian taffeta.
French girl in the Caraco of Indian taffeta, 1780.
Caraco a´la francaise in 1786.
Caraco à la anglaise. Modes de Paris, 1787.
Caraco à la anglaise. Modes de Paris, 1787.
Caraco à la anglaise. Modes de Paris, 1787.
Costume Illustration of a woman with a wide-brimmed hat with feathers. Caraco of green silk brocade with gold decorative buttons and lace ruffles.
From the book: Costumes historiques pour travestissements par Paul Gavarni (Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier 1804-1866)
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Fashion in the Reign of Louis XVI.
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Pouf à la Reine 1778
REIGN OF LOUIS XVI., 1780 to 1789.
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Peasant dress is universal – “Fashion “à la Marlborough”- Caps – Bonnets – Mdlles. Fredin and Quentin – Ruches – Low bodices; “postiches” – Costume of Contat · Suzanne – Fashions “à la Figaro” – Literature and politics signified in dress; the Princess de Monaco’s pouf – Pouf “à la circonstance;” the “inoculation” pouf – The “innocence made manifest” caraco – The “harpy “costume – Coats, cravats, and waistcoats, Sailor jackets and” pierrots” – Déshabilles; “the lying fichu” – Etiquette in dress Seasonable costumes – The queen’s card·table – State of trade in Paris, circa 1787 – “Pinceauteuses,” or female colorers.
Marie Antoinette and her influence on fashion. The Reign of Louis XVI.
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French fashion 1774 to 1780.
The influence of Marie Antoinette on fashion.
The Reign of Louis XVI. 1774 to 1780.
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The Evolution of Modern Feminine Fashion 1786.
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Robe à l’Anglaise. Coiffée d’un Bonnet à la Janot.
France in 1786, the evolution of modern feminine fashion.
Paris à l’Anglaise.
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Fashion in Paris and London, 1780 to 1788.
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Robe a l’Anglaise 1783
Fashion in Paris and London, 1780 to 1788.
LEGHORN CHIPS – THE ABOLITION OF THE HEAD-DRESS – THE CAUSES THAT BROUGHT IT – HAIR RESTORED TO ITS NATURAL STATE – HATS WITH IMMENSE BRIMS – THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE HEAD-DRESS – THE ORIGIN OF THE HOOPED SKIRT – THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE HOOPED SKIRT