Six adolescents and girls, and one boy, stand by a fountain in a park in their French fashions for 1888. The first girl on the left wears a deep blue dress with dark blue velvet-trimmed cuffs over a brown pleated skirt, of which we see only the...
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 woman looks directly at the viewer in a three-quarter pose wearing an elaborate white wedding dress. The bodice has a deep round neck with an inset of lace, with a high collar and a key-hole neckline, showing her five strand pearl...
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...
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...
Clothing and dress; Dresses; Fans; Feathers; Flowers; Gloves; Hosiery; Lace and lace making; Necklaces; Roses; Stripes; Women's clothing; Women's shoes
A woman wears a white court dress with an empire waist and short, puffed sleeves. The low, square neck is edged in pink ribbon and two rows of white lace. Three columns of pink chevrons decorate the bodice. White flowers, lace, green leaves, and...
A young woman wears a light blue dress and faces away from the viewer. The dress shows the back detailing of the fashionable bustled silhouette with a white underskirt with a deep ruffle at the hem. The skirt falls into a train, and there is a row...
Women's clothing; Dresses; Clothing and dress; Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Brocade; Color in clothing; Feathers; Flowers; Gloves; Necklaces; Pearls; Women's shoes; Shoe buckles; Mirrors
A woman poses in an opera costume as the sea-nymph Thetis. She wears an ankle length silver dress with a long sea green cape and a sea green overskirt, with a fishscale pattern on it. The skirt is wide, suggesting the presence of panniers. She...
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; Hats; Lace and lace making; Stripes; Flowers; Ribbons; Wedding costume; Veils
Two women are depicted in a parlor. The woman on the left sits in a gold upholstered chair. She wears a white lace cap accented with pink flowers and white ribbon. Her dress has a white lace blouse collar and long bell sleeves. Her dress is vivid...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Shawls; Flowers; Ribbons; Lace and lace making; Veils; Handkerchiefs
Two women and a girl are depicted in a room. The woman on the left inspects herself in the mirror on the wall. She wears a black bonnet with rose pink ribbon. Her dress is mint green with a white collar. She is wrapped in a light blue shawl with a...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Wedding costume; Veils; Lace and lace making; Bows (Ribbon work); Ribbons; Handkerchiefs; Stripes; Fans; Hats
Five women are depicted, with the bride in the center. The woman on the far left wears a white ruffled bonnet with matching ribbon. Her dress is purple with long wide sleeves. Black trim edges her lapels and continues in a zigzag pattern down her...
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...
Two women are standing at the top of the stairs in an elegant hallway with striped wall paper. On the left is part of a long window with diamond patterned glass and a curved top, with a white column setting it off. On the right is an elegant drape,...
A woman is dressed in a high-collared light blue dress with sections of white lace. In the top left hand corner is a back view of the dress. The pale blue fabric has a faint white overall pattern. The sleeves are elbow length, with some puffing at...
Bows (Ribbon work); Caps (Headgear); Clothing and dress; Ribbons; Seas and oceans; Seaweed; Women's clothing; Women's hats
A young woman stands ankle-deep in calm turquoise blue waters in her bathing costume. Her sleeveless costume is of a brown mottled fabric with pink shoulder straps and ribbon tied in a casual bow just below the bust, creating an Empire waist. The...
Bodices; Clothing and dress; Dresses; Flowers; Hairstyles; Lace and lace making; Pleats (Sewing); Ribbons; Roses; Sleeves; Women's clothing
This illustration depicts a woman with red hair standing in a three-quarter pose modeling a pale green gown with lace applique and rosette details. Her green dress is made of a thin material in many fine soft gathers and wraps around her in a...
Two women and a child display their London fashions. The dark-haired woman on the left wears a carriage dress,while the light-haired woman on the right wears a walking dress. The woman on the right holds the hand of a small child. The woman on the...
A mother and her two daughters are pictured inside a church, probably for the elder girl's communion. The mother stands at a wooden prie-dieu with red upholstery. She wears a long black dress with ruched edges and a train. Over the dress is a black...
Three figures are strolling in a park, in 1820; the height of the "Règne de Louis XVIII" as the plate announces. The final exile of Napoleon Bonaparte resulted in the restoration of Louis XVIII to the throne, bringing back the monarchy of the...
