Restoration (1814-1830), Romantic period (1830-1848), Second Empire (1852-1870).
Fashion silhouettes of the 19th century.
Tag: Second Empire Style
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.
War invalid in 1850. Second French Republic.
Invalide de Guerre en 1850. Deuxième République française.
The Lionesses and Fashionables by Octave Uzanne.
The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave Uzanne. Illustrations in water colours by Albert Lynch. Engraved in colours by Eugène Gaujean.
Parisian salon scene of the Second Empire.
Parisian salon scene of the Second Empire c. 1860. Parisiennes du Second Empire. Source: The Frenchwoman of the century; Fashions – Manners – Usages, by Octave Uzanne. Illustrations in water… Read More
Historical costume silhouettes from 1750 to 1950
Can you imagine what women wore to ride a horse at the beginning of the twentieth century?
The Contemporary. Fashions under the Second Empire c. 1860
The Contemporary. Fashions under the Second Empire c. 1860 JUDGMENT of our female contemporaries is certes by no means an easy matter. After having run through the history of the… Read More
Corsages. Les modes du second empire. Costume féminin français.
L’histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870. Corsage de lingerie, Blouse de lingerie, Corsage ajusté noir boutonne.
Chapeaux. Les modes du second empire. Costume féminin français.
Chapeau de paille, Capeline de satin rose, Petit chapeau de paille jaune, Toque garnie de fleurs et de dentelle.
Coiffes. Les modes du second empire. Costume féminin français.
L’histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870. Coiffes, Capuchons. Châle brodé, Pèlerine carrée en satin piquée, Cravate de putois, Bachelick, capuchon de cachemire.