Fashion Friday

Portrait of the artist's daughter - François Boucher 1760

 

This lovely young girl has flowers in her tight coiffure, and a large bow tied around her throat. Her gown is fairly plain, aside from the pink ribbons cross her stomacher, but she is wearing a lovely shawl. The bird perched on her finger is likely to show her to better advantage. Paintings often included things of interest to the person being painted to relay a bit of their personality (at least the personality they wanted to put forth).

What do you think of her fashion sense?

Fashion Friday - The Love Letter

The Love Letter - Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Our love letter recipient wears her hair in a high fashion with a pink 

ribbon around her ruffled cap.  Her necklace, possibly a locket, ties 

at the back of her neck. 

Her watteau gown flows loose down her back, and ends in flounces 

at the elbows. Of course, she has the biggest accessory for a lady of 

means, a puffy dog, which seems to be about to take out the painter. 

What do you think of her style?

Fashion Friday

Los Angeles County Museum of Art - 1790 -1795

Here we have an antique clothing display at the LA Museum of Art.

The tailcoat is brown silk and cotton weave with deep brown silk satin stripes with a short waist and three buttons on each side and an open collar. The vest is silk as well, which was a popular fabric for upper class clothing in the 18th century.

The shirt has ruffles at the wrist and neck. The breeches are tan cotton and the shoes appear to have bows rather than buckles.

What do you think? does this gentleman-equin have style?

Fashion Friday - Madam Pompadour

Portrait de Madame de Pompadour François Boucher 1758

Next we have Madam Pompadour.
She's wearing her hair in a soft style with a floral decoration which matches the flowers on her skirt and the ribbons on her neck, sleeves, and stomacher.
The robe portion of the skirt on her robe a l'Anglaise is lined with the small flower decorations and ruffled material matching her dress fabric. Lace flounces form the lower portions of the sleeve. A large nosegay rests on her shoulder.
Her softly pointing heels also match the pink theme running through the outfit.

So, what do you think of our fashionista?

Fashion Friday - Elisabeth Freudenreich

Elisabeth Freudenreich 1760 By AnonymHere ous

Here we have Elisabeth Freudenreich.

Our girl, it seems, is partial to ribbons, which were popular decoration for gowns and hair during most of the 18th century. We see she's wearing a bouffant with ringlets curling down her back. Ribbons and what looks like pearls twist around her hair and trail down her back.                     

She holds a matching cap (which is not called a mob cap or mop cap--the mob cap was named for the mobs of women who wore them during the French Revolution)

The bodice of her silk gown is edged in ruffles with more ribbon at the breast and elbows. A bit of lace trims the sleeves and neckline.

What do you think of our lovely lady? Does she have style?

Fashion Friday - Charlotte Marie de Gasville

 Here we have Charlotte Marie de Gasville. Her hair is apparently powdered, and in a puffy bouffant. She's wearing a grey ribbon and flower, both nearly matching her hair.

 Her gown has a tent bodice (open at the bottom, closed at the top) with flowers embroidered on her modesty piece (or fishu) and a nosegay pinned to the front. Ribbons of blue dress material run along the front of the dress, ruffles line the neck, and lace flounces have been added below the tight sleeves.

 So, I'd love to know what you think. Does she have style?

 

English: Portrait of Charlotte Marie de Gasville

Antoine Vestier 1785

Fashion Friday - Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Fridays we'll be checking out fashions and talking about the fashions of the time. I'll post images I've found of the fashions of the time and we can talk about them.

Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia, wife of King Frederick William III is wearing her hair in a simple curled style, very popular at the time--a long-sleeved chemise dress, and a rich blue shawl. The high waistline is tied with a gold ribbon and the neckline is embroidered in a gold thread. The simple style combined with rich touches seemed to be the style for the upper classes after the terrors of the French Revolution.

I'd love to hear what you think. Does she have style?




 
  Porträt der Louise von Preußen, Gemahlin Friedrich Wilhelm III., Oval
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein 1798