Court of Louis XV. Femme de la cour de Louis XV., XVIIIe siècle.

Woman of the Court of Louis XV.

Louis XV was King of France and Navarre from 1715 to 1774. The people called him “the much-loved” and later “the unloved”. His reign falls into the fashion era of the Rococo. See: Mme de Pompadour. The most elegant women of the Rococo period.

Costumes historiques de ville ou de théatre et travestissements. Author: Achille Devéria and José Domínguez Bécquer. Publisher Paris: Goupil et Vibert 1831. Publisher London: Charles Tilt 1839. Printed by: Lemercier & Cie.

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French fashion and costume history of the 18th century.

Extravagance of clothes and hairstyles during the rococo period.

Hairstyles, hats and caps. Reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

The great state robe. General fashion types. France 1775-1785.

Shoe fashion with high heels and rococo costumes. 18th century.

France 18th century. The Panniers, the Hoop, the Justaucorps.

Beard, hair and wigs fashions during the 17th and 18th century.

Fashion of wigs and hats. French styles of the 18th century.

The Reign of Louis XV. 1715 to 1774.

Mme de Pompadour. The most elegant women of the Rococo period.

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

Reign of Louis XVI. 1774 to 1780. The influence of Marie Antoinette.

Marie-Antoinette as Dauphine and as Queen of France.

Fashion in the Reign of Louis XVI. 1780 to 1789. Modes de Paris.

The Caraco à la française in 1786. Tight-fitting women’s jacket.

The Evolution of Modern Feminine Fashion 1786.

The Salons of Paris before the French Revolution 1786-1789.