In a classical outdoor setting of white marble walls and greenery, a mother and her two children model their French fashions for the Journal des Jeunes Personnes. The year is 1859, the ascendancy of the regime of Napoléon III (Louis-Napoléon...
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...
Playing croquet by the seaside, a woman and six girls model their fashions for El Salon de la Moda. The first girl on the left wears an outfit of tan and brown. Her drop-waisted dress gives the appearance of three layers: a short pleated skirt, a...
A group of ten young women and girls gather to model their English fashions for The Young Ladies' Journal of February 1888. Six of the models display coats, hats, and outerwear to brave the winter cold, while four of the models are dressed for the...
Sitting together in a garden is a family of five children. The youngest boy on the left wears a gray outfit in a masculine style. His skirt is a kilt, pleated on the sides and back. Over this he wears a loose gray waistcoat and coat with wide...
Bows (Ribbon work); Clothing and dress; Coats; Color in clothing; Dresses; Earrings; Feathers; Flowers; Gloves; Hats; Headgear; Necklaces; Sleeves; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Women's shoes; Shoes
Three women in London dresses for April. The woman on the left stands facing the viewer with her head is in profile. She wears a white bonnet with two white feathers on top and white, oval earrings and a matching necklace. Her white, full-length...
Bows (Ribbon work); Clothing and dress; Dresses; Flowers; Girls' clothing; Gloves; Hairstyles; Hats; Pleats (Sewing); Ribbons; Sand; Seas and oceans; Shells; Shoes; Sleeves; Necklaces; Hosiery
Summer at the seashore is the setting for this view of a French fashion suitable for girls aged six to eight years old. Shown in mid-air while jumping rope is a girl dressed in a white dress with ruffles and daisies. She wears a knee-length,...
Woman 1 wears a pale blue dress with long skirts, a scoop neck, and short puffed sleeves banded with white. She has long, white evening gloves, and carries a partially open pale blue fan in her right hand. Her hair is up and held in place by a wide...
The woman on the left wears a white dress with floor-length skirts, elbow-length sleeves, empire waist, and a high, ruffled neck. Over the dress she wears a long, white pinafore trimmed in ruffles. She wears elbow-length, buff-toned gloves and a...
The woman labeled "3" wears a yellow dress with long skirts, a scoop neckline, and short sleeves. Her shoes are flat and yellow, and her stockings are white. She wears a short, lace or gauze jacket over her dress that ties under the bust, has...
A woman in full evening dress. She wears a long, white, short-sleeved, empire waist dress. The bodice has horizontally draped rows of pearls sewn onto it, which are gathered up at the center. Her skirt is long, white, and plain. She wears long...
Buttons; Brooches; Stools; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Dresses; Earrings; Feathers; Gloves; Gold jewelry; Harpsichord; Hats; Headgear; Necklaces; Ribbons; Sheet music; Shoes; Sleeves; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Women's shoes;
Two women in full evening dress for 1810. The woman on the left stands wearing a white, silk hat. Two large white feathers cascade down the left side. The front of the hat comes to a gentle peak with yellow trim. Her jewelry includes a pair of...
Clothing and dress; Sleeves; Color in clothing; Women's clothing; Veils; Fans; Necklaces; Stairs; Earrings
A woman in the costume of a noble woman of Venice wears a silver grey dress with a deep purple bodice. Her sleeves are long and gathered to form tiers. Gold ribbon trims the slashed sections of the sleeves. She wears a red gem or bead necklace. Her...
A woman wears a white, ankle-length morning dress with long sleeves, a high waist, and a high neck. The dress has a high, white standing ruffled collar with white detailing at the hem. The woman wears a long, blue cape with squared edges. The cape...
Woman in an opera dress from 1813. The woman wears a long-sleeved brown dress with with a pink bodice. There are pink and gold ribbon details on the bodice and shoulders. The skirt is hemmed in with a sawtooth decoration. She wears an ermine wrap...
