The woman on the left wears a soft brown dress with black lace cuffs, a black lace flounce at the hem, and white lace edging the square neck. She wears a matching, soft brown capote (a hooded, cape-like mantle) trimmed in black lace, pointed, black...
A woman wears a peach-colored dress with red and blue polka dots. It has a white shawl-like collar trimmed with a pattern of blue leaves and red dots. She stands with her shoulders back with her hands lifting up the back of her skirts, revealing...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Handkerchiefs; Women's shoes; Earrings; Flowers; Lace and lace making; Jackets; Fans; Tassels; Bracelets; Gloves; Bows (Ribbon work)
Seven women are depicted. The woman on the far left wears her hair pulled up in a bun, with curly bangs, and pearl earrings. Her dress is green and white with a high collar and long sleeves. The front of her dress is white with ruffles around her...
Clothing and dress; Dresses; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Color in clothing; Tassels; Feathers; Gloves; Turbans
Two women stand in full dress for May 1799. The woman on the right wears a simple white floor-length empire-waisted dress with short sleeves. She wears a short red cape attached with two red ribbons across the bodice. The cape is hemmed with a gold...
A woman and sleeping child sit on an Empire style chaise lounge in London morning dress for 1809. The woman rests her feet on a small matching foot stool. The woman wears a long, white, unstructured dress, with an Empire waist. The bodice has a...
A family of four in their fashions for Philadelphia in 1837. The father wears gray trousers and a green frock coat fastened across the chest with military-style frogs and braiding. The coat has high lapels over a white ruffled collar, and black...
A gentleman with a black hat and a dark brown, curly wig is standing, with his left arm outstretched. There is a red and blue cockade on the left side of his hat. He is wearing a bright green cutaway jacket with long tails over a red waistcoat....
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...
Three gentlemen in Parisian fashions for November, 1831. The man on the left wears brown plaid trousers with a dark stripe down the outside leg. He wears a white shirt with a black cravat, and a moss green waistcoat with a standing collar. His...
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...
In this large horizontal print from the Journal des Marchands-Tailleurs, six men and a young child converse in front of a neoclassical building surrounded by trees in June, 1853. Comprising three groups of two, the pair of men on the left stand...
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...
