Fashion plates

Pelisse

Posted Mar 2, 2012 at 12:38 CET in Drawings and prints, Fashion, Fashion plates, My costumes, and Photos.

Pelisse

I started making this pelisse last winter for the 12th night ball. I raced to get it finished and didn’t quite make it, but it was still wearable enough for the ball.

After the ball I wasn’t as motivated to finish it so it’s been in the same state ever since, but now I have finally done the final trimming and the arm holes.

I used the instructions at Marquise but made it a bit shorter and less wide. The pattern is from the 1760s but it’s a very basic shape that stayed very similar for several decades.

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1778 fashion plate

Posted Feb 29, 2012 at 15:30 CET in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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A fashion plate from Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français.

Jeune Dame coeffée d’un Bonnet rond avec un fichu en marmotte, un Ruban en rosette, une Polonoise et un mantelet blanc.

Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Circassienne, 1778

Posted Aug 8, 2011 at 17:07 CEST in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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Camisolle à la Polonoise, 1780

Posted Sep 30, 2010 at 17:02 CEST in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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Robe à la circassienne, 1770s

Posted Nov 2, 2009 at 17:49 CET in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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Robe à la polonaise fashion plate

Posted Jul 1, 2009 at 23:34 CEST in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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1770s.

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1787 fashion plate

Posted Dec 7, 2008 at 22:41 CET in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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Journal des Luxus und der Moden

Posted May 13, 2008 at 20:01 CEST in Databases, Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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I found this through Mme. du Jard. This website has almost every issue of a German fashion and luxury journal called Journal des Luxus und der Moden, from 1786 to 1827. There are plenty of fashion plates, and if you read German I’m guessing the texts are very interesting. Just click “blättern” and follow the links for every year and month and you will get to the journals.

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Fashion print database

Posted Feb 26, 2008 at 19:56 CET in Databases, Drawings and prints, Fashion, Fashion plates, and Links.

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I found this through a livejournal entry by Lisette la cousette. It’s a huge database of scanned fashion prints of which many are 18th century, and it’s absolutely fantastic! Click the picture to go to the livejournal entry where you follow the instructions to see the prints.

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Winter wear

Posted Nov 22, 2007 at 18:29 CET in Drawings and prints, Fashion, Fashion plates, Movies and television, Paintings, and Photos.

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Lavinia Spencer by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Probably 1780s.

In keeping with the season here are some pictures of 18th century ladies dressed for winter.

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Fashion plate 1775

Posted Sep 19, 2007 at 18:11 CEST in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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“Lady and servant girl in late rococo costume. The lady’s hair is worn à la circassienne, the servant girl’s cap is called dormeuse”

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Pink and blue dress

Posted Jun 28, 2007 at 20:45 CEST in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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1770s.

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1781 hair

Posted Jun 21, 2007 at 15:20 CEST in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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1770’s polonaise

Posted Jun 19, 2007 at 19:45 CEST in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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Two redingotes

Posted Jun 19, 2007 at 19:37 CEST in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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Probably 1780’s. Text accompanying the first picture:

Redingote of lemon yellow fabric with apple green stripes. Slit sleeves á la marinière (without cuffs) and chapeau bonnet.

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