A woman and man wearing English and French fashions for 1803. The woman's outfit is labeled number "1." The woman stands in a three-quarter pose with her back to the viewer which allows us to see the back v neckline and hemline of the overdress....
A man and a woman stand on green carpet or grass in their French fashions of 1809. The woman's outfit, labeled number "1," is viewed from the back. The woman wears a long cream colored empire waist gown with a scalloped hem. The hem is trimmed...
A man and woman stand outdoors near a green bench. The woman holds a copy of the magazine, Les Modes Parisienne, for which this illustration was made. The man wears slim fitting tan trousers that brush the top of his matching tan spats. He wears a...
A woman and man stand in a grove. Drawn during the height of the Napoleonic Empire, this illustration shows the woman and man in empire style. The woman's empire-waist 'half dress' is white with short puffed sleeves, and has green zigzag trimming...
A man, two women, and a girl are gathered in a park in Paris 1832. The individual outfits for this illustration are numbered one through four, from right to left. In outfit number 1, a woman sits on a green wooden bench and wears a long pink dress...
In a Barcelona neoclassical park setting, a young woman and six girls play jump rope. Spain in the 1880s enjoyed economic prosperity after the Restoration of the Spanish Crown (1875), and these girls appear to reflect that prosperity. From the...
We see an elegant couple as they leave their box at the Paris Opera. The woman wears a long yellow silk gown, with a three-quarter length blue silk cloak over it. The cloak is trimmed along the edges with a wide band of scrolled trimming, and is...
Women's clothing; Hats; Dresses; Lace and lace making; Color in clothing; Cloaks; Feathers
Four women are depicted in a city street in front of storefronts. Two are facing away while the other two converse with each other. The farthest left wears a bonnet, dress and cloak. The bonnet is blue with white feathers. The dress is light blue...
Five women stand in an elegant room. The woman on the left is wearing a high-collared, black and gray pinstripe hip length jacket in a masculine style, with a standing collar, wide lapels, and gold buttons at the front and on the cuffs. The jacket...
Five woman, one a bride, are standing in front of a church outside the door.The first woman on the left is wearing a grey, long-sleeved dress with a pink bonnet. The bodice is hip length and fastened down the center front. She wears a white blouse...
Bouquets; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Bows (Ribbon work); Dresses; Earrings; Flowers; Gloves; Gold jewelry; Grapes; Hair ornaments; Leaves; Ribbons; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Women's shoes; Lace and lace making;
A woman in a Parisian ball dress from 1833. The woman wears a short sleeved ankle length pink and white dress. A column of four pink bows runs vertically up the bodice. The wide off the shoulder collar is edged with white lace. Epaulets of pink...
Two women are modeling Parisian wedding fashions. The woman on the left sits with her back toward the viewer. Her hair is up and decorated with pearls and sprigs of white flowers with green leaves. A sheer white lace veil is attached to her hair...
Dresses; Hats; Hair ornaments; Wedding costume; Women's clothing; Lace and lace making; Shawls; Veils; Color in clothing
Two women stand side by side inside a church. The woman on the left wears a pale blue bonnet with pink roses. Her pink dress has narrow sleeves, buttons down the center front, and a white lace collar and cuffs. She wears a black shawl draped over...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Veils; Lace and lace making; Wedding costume
Two women depicted in a parlor. The woman on the left wears a white wedding dress. Her white lace veil falls to mid-calf and is adorned with a flower band of white flowers and green leaves. Her dress has long narrow sleeves, a high jewel neckline,...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Ribbons; Gloves; Veils; Lace and lace making; Wedding costume; Bodices; Flowers
Two women are depicted in the minister's chambers in a church. On the far left, sitting behind a desk, is the minister holding the church register for the witness and bride to sign. He is dressed in black and has white hair and wears round...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Wedding costume; Veils; Lace and lace making; Ribbons; Hats; Bows (Ribbon work); Stripes
Two women are standing in the doorway of a Gothic church. The woman on the left wears a wedding dress. Her hair is done in a low bun and the veil is attached with a white flowered headpiece. The veil ends about a foot from the floor. Her dress has...
Women's clothing; Girls' clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Ribbons; Boots; Wedding costume; Veils; Lace and lace making; Flowers; Handkerchiefs
Two women and a little girl are depicted in a parlor. The woman on the left wears a white bonnet with blue ribbon. Her dress is a matching deep blue satin. Her dress has a jewel neck and long very wide bell sleeves. The sleeves are edged with a...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Wedding costume; Veils; Lace and lace making; Flowers; Buttons; Hats; Handkerchiefs
Two women are depicted in a salon. Behind them is an ornate carved wooden sideboard with a decorative vase and a plate on the top. The woman on the left wears a wedding dress. Her hem length veil is fastened at the top of her head with flowers....
The woman on the left wears a white wedding dress with a high, round neck, a fitted bodice, and a divided overskirt that shows off her ornately patterned underskirt. Both skirts are edged with white, lacy ruffles and patterned with tone-on-tone...
The woman on the left wears a white, off-the-shoulder wedding dress with straight, lacy, elbow-length sleeves, a fitted bodice, and bell-shaped skirts. A wide band of white lace edges the neckline and covers the upper arm; it is trimmed with white...
