Tag Archives: Second Rococo period

Second Rococo fashion era. Crinoline fashion from 1842 to about 1870.

The Contemporary. Fashions under the Second Empire c. 1860

Glamorous Victorian ball gowns. French Second Empire Costumes. Regency Romantic Fashion.

The Contemporary. Beach life in 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 Frenchwomen of this great nineteenth century — across fashions, manners, anecdotes, through all its little picturesque and seductive districts — we have scruples in approaching this dangerous physiology of the modern woman. Continue reading →

Coiffes, Capuchons. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870.

Second Empire Caps and Hoods. Victorian Fashion History. 19th century fashion. Crinoline. Second Rococo costumes.

Caps and Hoods. Coiffes, Capuchons.

Caps and Hoods. The modes of the second empire. 1852 to 1870.

L’histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870. Coiffes, Capuchons – Planche 4.
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Broderies. Dentelles. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870.

Second Empire Skirts. Victorian Fashion History. 19th century fashion. Embroidery. Second Rococo costumes.

Embroidery. Broderies, Dentelles.

Embroidery. The modes of the second empire. 1852 to 1870.

L’histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870. Broderies, Dentelles – Planche 8.
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Étoffes. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870.

Second Empire fabrics. Victorian Fashion History. 19th century fashion. Embroidery. Second Rococo costumes.

Fabrics. Étoffes.

Fabrics. The modes of the second empire. 1852 to 1870.

L’histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870. Étoffes – Planche 10.
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