Rate the Dress: 1780s (The Dreamstress)Last week’s Rate the Dress was a risky pick: a dress devoid of any trim, and shown without any styling or accessories. Did it work? This week’s Rate the Dress is equally risky, but in the opposite way
1780-1782 French Fashion PlatesI have a lovely assortment of French fashion plates from the years 1780-1782 for today's post and a new digital scene depicting one of those beauties. I've stated before that I'm drawn to fashion plates that show the back of a garment. I especially liked this 1780 dress in the "Robe à l'Anglaise" style, so today's digital scene was created using that lovely fashion plate but in a new teal color I created. On a previous post, I created a digital scene using another fashion plate showing the…
1780 Ladies Fashion Plate with Two Different LooksOccasionally I run across duplicate fashion plates that were printed at different times; so they have a slightly different look to them. I thought it would be fun to share one of those example with you today. Naturally, I've created a variety of colorized PNGs from each of the two original versions so you will have a lovely assortment of this 1780's fashion plate to play with too. Enjoy! Digital artpiece using an EKDuncan altered 1780 fashion plate For my digital artwork I took the 1912…
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Fashion Plate | Unknown | V&A Explore The CollectionsFashion plate showing a woman's dress, German, 1794
18th century Redingote – InspirationThis time of year we start to dream about spring, but until then we all need something to keep us warm. And whats better then some nice woolen overdresses and redingotes.
Fashion History of the French Republic. The fashions of the Directory.The French Republic. Reaction under the Directory. The fashions à la Bastille. Coiffures "à la victime" and "à la Titus". The Merveilleuses.
Late 1770's robe à la Polonaise à coqueluchonJudging from the amount of hooded robes à la Polonaise you can see in portraits and fashion plates they were quite popular in their time. I ...