Clothing and dress; Dresses; Gloves; Lace and lace making; Mirrors; Shoes; Tassels; Veils; Wedding costume; Women's clothing; Pleats (Sewing)
A bride stands with her back to the viewer in order to display the veil of her wedding costume. She stands in contrapposto with an oval mirror in her left hand, and her right hand on her hip. Her head is turned in profile as she inspects herself in...
A dark-haired young woman and blond-haired girl look at one another while walking in London fashions of 1809. The woman wears a long, white, unstructured dress with an Empire waistline and a long sleeved hooded pale blue spencer jacket tied at the...
A family costume party is the theme for this illustration in the February, 1901 edition of La Mode Illustrée. Although they represent a family of the early twentieth-century, the man, his wife, their four children, and another woman are dressed in...
A man and a woman in riding costumes meet another gentleman in morning dress. The woman wears a riding habit with a long full brown skirt and matching jacket with a peplum, both which button down the front. The sleeves of her jacket have French...
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...
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...
A man wears the clothing of a Seigneur from the reign of Louis XIV. He wears a brown, wide-brimmed hat with a large green and yellow bow on the right side. He wears another green and yellow striped bow around his neck, with a lace cravat below. His...
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...
Boys' clothing; Buttons; Clothing and dress; Collars; Color in clothing; Dogs; Dresses; Flowers; Girls' clothing; Hairstyles; Leaves; Shoes; Sleeves; Sofas; Stripes; Wall panels; Women's clothing; Frames
A mother and her two children model their Parisian fashions for 1914. The mother wears a long, sleeveless beige dress in silk crèpe de chine, with loose folds falling from its white jewel neckline. The dress is loosely belted at the waist and has...
Belts (Clothing); Bows (Ribbon work); Caps (Headgear); Clothing and dress; Hats; Kerchiefs; Sand; Seas and oceans; Shoes; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Women's shoes
A red-haired woman stands in her bathing costume on the sand with ocean waves breaking in the background. The illustrator has depicted her in a modest fashion with her eyes lowered and her arms crossed against her chest. She wears a sea-foam green...
A serene river walk in the countryside provides the setting for two French girls in 1914. One child sits on a donkey and the second child reaches out to pick up the donkey's lead. The child on the left wears shorts and a matching loose shift. The...
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 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 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...
Belts (Clothing); Bows (Ribbon work); Bracelets; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Dresses; Earrings; Gloves; Gold jewelry; Necklaces; Ribbons; Shoes; Tassels; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Women's shoes; Coats; Hats;
A woman in an opera costume from 1827. The woman wears a black opera dress under a long black coat. The fabric at the top of her bodice is gathered and a black ribbon defines her waistline. A small white ruffle peeks out from the top edge of her...
Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Women's clothing; Lace and lace making; Brocade; Earrings; Necklaces; Fans; Bows (Ribbon work); Bodices; Sleeves
A woman in dress of the period of Louis XIV wears a bodice of dark burgundy velvet with jewels trimming the front. Her skirt is burgundy with a train, open at the front and gathered back at the hips with pink bows. The undersleeves show at the open...
Women's clothing; Veils; Necklaces; Cuffs (Clothing); Color in clothing; Clothing and dress; Feathers; Pearls; Rubies; Fans; Ruff
A woman in the clothing of a Venetian noblewoman wears a sea-foam green brocade gown. Her sleeves are long and fitted with white, ruffled cuffs. Below each shoulder, at the upper sleeve, is a gathered band of gold adorned with pearls. The bodice is...
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...
Clothing and dress; Women's clothing; Fur garments; Headgear; Necklaces; Color in clothing; Tables; Books; Women's shoes
A woman in the costume of Eude Inv. des Ursins. She wears a magenta sideless surcoat dress with fur edging. Her underdress is ornately patterned and gold with fur cuffs, and her petticoat is black, with one black pointed shoe showing. A small...
Clothing and dress; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Veils; Color in clothing; Fur garments; Mary, Duchess of Burgundy, 1457-1482
A woman in the costume of Marie de Bourgogne. She wears a lilac patterned sideless surcoat dress with a fur bodice which extends to border the edges of the surcoat side openings. The fabric pattern suggests brocade. Attached to the fur are pearls...
