The hand bag and parasol illustrate two of the most common accessories of the 19th century.
A splendid example of the late 1820’s fashion. Romantic period.
Tag: Romanticism fashion
Romanticism costumes and fashion. Romantic era from 1800 to 1850.
Empire Romantic period. Formal evening wear. Party dress.
The party dress here shows definite leanings toward the Romantic period, which began with 1815.
The Fashion of the Crinoline in the Reign of Napoleon III. Empire français.
The Reign of the Crinoline. Petticoats, Cashmere shawls, Pompadour parasols. Dressmakers, like tailors, had begun to deal in ready-made garments.
Female costumes and fashion from 1794 to 1800. France 18th century.
The comfortable costume, in which the belt was attached at a normal height, was soon followed by the close-fitting dress, the robe collante
The hoop skirt and its development within the history of costumes.
The hoop skirt in the age of the Spanish fashion (Renaissance) 16th century, in the age of rococo (Baroque), 18th century, crinoline fashion, 19th century.
Waverley, or, ‘Tis Sixty Years Since is the first novel by Sir Walter Scott.
Waverley appeared in 1814 and is considered the first British historical novel. The materials are Highland feudalism, military bravery, and description of natural scenery.
Werther and Charlotte. Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774).
The suffering of the young Werther is regarded as the key novel of the Sturm and Drang (literally “storm and drive”). It developed into “the first bestseller of German literature”.
Persian costume. English Black Romantic at the beginning of the Victorian age.
English Black Romantic. Idealized, kitschy representation of women at the beginning of the Victorian age in the spirit of Lord Byron.. The coronation of Victoria took place at Westminster Abbey on June 28, 1838.
The Parisian Lady. La femme comme il faut. Honoré de Balzac
As the botanist detects among the hills and valleys some choice and unexpected prize, so you, amid Parisian vulgarities, have encountered a rare and exquisite blossom! It is the PARISIAN LADY!-the “FEMME COMME IL FAUT.”
The Burial of Atala. Francois Auguste Chateaubriand.
The Burial of Atala. Francois Auguste Chateaubriand’s “Atala.” Fashion, New Edition: The language of clothes (Smithsonian).
