Two women are in a room decorated with two framed pictures, porcelain pieces, and two Oriental fans. The woman on the left is wearing a high-collared deep blue dress trimmed with medium blue, red and gold plaid at the center front. Her underskirt...
At eight o'clock in the evening on a cold December night, three men converse by the fire while they model their Parisian fashions for 1838. The man on the left is dressed for the evening in gray stirrup pants, a white collared shirt, and a black...
Three women and a child model their summer fashions for the July issue of Moniteur de la Mode. The woman on the left wears clothing that suggests she is a servant of the woman at center, and indeed she holds the child as well as a paddle that...
Three French boys play with outdoor toys in 1830. The oldest child in the center wears white strapped peg top trousers and a tight-waisted blue frock coat with leg o' mutton sleeves. The coat is lined with diagonal red and white stripes, which just...
Two women and a young girl model their French fashions for 1831. The woman in the center wears a white blouse with scalloped collar and yoke. The collar and yoke of the blouse have double layers of scallops, pinned at the throat with a oval gold...
A woman and two children stand in a well-appointed parlor. The older girl, who leans against the arm of a blue-striped silk upholstered chair, wears a blue redingote fastened with buttons to the waist. Her white elaborately-embroidered dress, with...
Two women and a girl stand in a well-appointed French parlor during France's Second Empire period. The woman in the center wears a blue dress with a three-tiered skirt and three-quarter sleeves. The dress is accented with bands and square motifs of...
Two men in probably military uniforms. They wear black bicorn hats of the style worn by army and navy officers in the 1790s. Both hats have feathers and colored cording which might indicate a specific troop or rank, one blue and the other red and...
A variety of English coat styles for men are shown in this illustration for March, 1855. Seven men are divided into two groups by the illustrator, the first group gathers around a man sitting in a chair, and the second group gathers around a man...
A mother and eight children display their Parisian fashions for December, 1903, while they gather for a party. The figure of the mother divides the composition in half with four younger children on her right and four adolescents on her left. The...
The woman on the left wears a soft purple dress with long full sleeves, lacy cuffs, a belt, and two ruffled flounces at the hem. The dress has a pinafore-style shawl collar edged with two ruffles that reach almost to the elbows. The area between...
Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Brocade; Clothing and dress; Coats; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Foundation garments; Lace and lace making; Hosiery; Men's clothing; Sleeves; Wigs; Women's clothing; Women's shoes; Feathers; Ribbons
A man wears a long white wig, and a red frock coat trimmed in gold brocade and embroidery. The coat has deep, turned-back cuffs. His stockings are white, and his shoes are black and have small heels. Under his left arm he carries a black tricorn...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Hair ornaments; Lace and lace making; Ribbons; Fur garments; Coats
Five women are depicted. The woman at the top left wears a white cap trimmed with lace, pink flowers, and pink ribbons. Her dress is lavender with long sleeves and a white collar, with a brooch at the center. Her jacket is bright blue and edged...
Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Bracelets; Caps (Headgear); Carpets; Chairs; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Draperies; Dresses; Fans; Flowers; Gloves; Gold jewelry; Lace and lace making; Leaves; Shawls; Stripes; Women's clothing; Handkerchiefs
Two women in a parlor. The woman on the left is seated in an ornate wooden chair with deep red upholstery. She wears a lace cap with maroon bows over her ringlets. Around her shoulders is a long white shawl with intricate embroidery and fringed...
Two women stand in a parlor. The woman on the left is in wedding costume. She wears a headband of white roses with a long gray veil. Her dress is also a pale gray with a small "V" shaped neckline. Decorative embroidery adorns the front of the...
Blouses; Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Buttons; Clothing and dress; Coats; Collars; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Flowers; Hats; Headgear; Lace and lace making; Leaves; Pockets; Ribbons; Shrubs; Sleeves; Women's clothing; Trees
Two women stand in a wood. The woman on the left has her hair pulled back under a white lace cap with pink ribbons hanging from either side. She wears a black velvet jacket with ornate embroidery around the cuffs, collar, and down the center around...
Blouses; Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Chairs; Clothing and dress; Collars; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Feathers; Flowers; Gloves; Hair ornaments; Handkerchiefs; Hats; Lace and lace making; Necklaces; Parasols; Ribbons; Roses;...
Five women featured in fashions for May 1847. The woman in the top left wears her hair up and decorated with a coral colored ribbon. Her dress is blue with an off the shoulder neckline and short sleeves. The top portion of the bodice covers her...
Brocade; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Fur garments; Headgear; Necklaces; Tables; Veils; Women's clothing; Pearls; Gloves; Rubies; Emeralds; Earrings; Elisabeth, of Austria, Queen, consort of Charles IX, King of France,...
A woman, in the costume of Elisabeth of Austria, wife of King Charles the 9th, wears a white and gold dress. The fabric is patterned to suggest a brocade patterned with flowers, leaves, and grapes. She has a white partlet in a diamond pattern,...
Bodices; Blouses; Bows (Ribbon work); Buttons; Caps (Headgear); Clothing and dress; Collars; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Fans; Flowers; Gloves; Coats; Hats; Kerchiefs; Lace and lace making; Ribbons; Riding habit; Shawls; Sleeves; Trees;...
Two women stand outside. The woman on the left is in a riding outfit. She wears a flat yellow cap with a small brim and short blue veil. A pink kerchief is tied in a bow around the white collar of her blouse. She wears a blue-gray coat with very...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Horses; Hats; Feathers; Stripes; Parasols; Buttons; Gloves; Ribbons; Earrings; Jackets
Two women are observing a horse race. The woman on the left wears a straw hat with red, yellow, and blue striped material and red plumes. Her dress has a cuirasse bodice, with a v-neck and three-quarter length sleeves and white ruffles at the neck...
