n-iaise:

Marquise de Fresnes d’Aguesseau by Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1789.

un-boudoir:

François Boucher, Tête de Jeune Fille / Portrait of a Young Girl

1740-1750

un-boudoir:

Pietro Antonio Rotari, Young Girl with a Fan 

vonzeiten:

Let me explain this. My friends and I were talking about Marie Antoinette’s infamous “ship wig” and I mentioned that it would suck to be the person she smashed in the face when she turned around too suddenly. Then we got to thinking, what if the women in the french court did that on purpose? And what if it was like fight club… Well rule 1.) You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB.  

I laughed way too hard at this oh my gawd

vonzeiten:

British robe a la francaise

Silk and linen, 1770-1779

vonzeiten:

Robe a la francaise

French, 1770-1775

silk, bast fiber

The details on this dress are stunning!! 

vonzeiten:

Robe a l’angaise

British, 1770-1775

silk, metal thread

vonzeiten:

Robe a l’angaise

British, 1740-1760

Silk, 

tiny-librarian:

This is freaking gorgeous! Seriously, I adore this gown and I’d die to be able to have something this beautiful. Sadly I am not rich and will have to content myself with pictures.

Sack back open gown of rose pink ribbed silk brocaded with scattered multicolored flower sprays and small cream flower sprigs, looped cream silk fringe trim, bodice with pendant self fabric bands to cross-over and pin under arms, center front eyelets forlacing, skirt knife pleated to bodice, interior linen waist tapes and loops for polonaise effect, homespun linen bodice and sleeve linings, hem deeply faced with soft cream China silk, (some seams unstitched, bodice alterations, center front waist repair,

One of my favorites!

paintingispoetry:

Federico Andreotti - Flirtation