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Afternoon Home Dress, demonstrating the increasing importance of receiving visitors in the home. The dress has widening and ruffled shoulders with decoration at the end of the sleeve, the bodice is trimmed with decoration, and there is an emphasis...
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Autumnal Carriage Pelisse (also known as the redingote) and Bonnet, showing the influence of India in the shawl design and headwear (paisley), the Betsy collar (Elizabethan revival ruffle), and the high waist (published for La Belle Assemblee by...
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Dresses for woman and girl, demonstrating decoration on the bodice with ribbon and a ruffled collar, a narrow waist emphasized by ribbon, puffed and decorated sleeves, the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem, and the use of headwear decorated...
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Morning Dress and Walking Dress. The Morning Dress illustrates a decorated apron over the dress, with a wrapped bodice underneath and patterned fabric. Leg-of-mutton sleeves and the skirt are both fairly wide, and the headwear is a lace bonnet...
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Morning Walking Dress, illustrating the Betsy collar (Elizabethan revival ruffle), headwear, shoes, redingote and muff (published for La Belle Assemblee by Mrs. Bell)
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Morning Walking Dress, illustrating the Betsy collar (Elizabethan revival ruffle),headwear, shoes, redingote and muff (published for La Belle Assemblee by Mrs. Bell)
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Satin dresses, demonstrating shirring on the bodice, a narrow waist emphasized by ribbons or cummerbund, puffed sleeves, the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem, and the use of headwear and jewelry (published for Modes de Paris)
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The Last and Newest London & Paris Fashions 1841 Evening Dresses, showing pleated and lace Bertha collars, decorated sleeves with ruffles and trim, large full gowns with additional ruffles and pleats, an emphasis on the pointed waist, and headwear...
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The New Spring and Summer Cloaks and Mantles, demonstrating 5 varieties of loose capes and tent-shaped mantles or paletots that all provided modest warmth and coverage for the large hoop skirts. They have various trims including lace, tassels,...
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Two day dresses both with fitted bodices and very full skirts. The left dress shows a coordinating bolero jacket over the bodice and long full sleeves. She is wearing a bonnet trimmed with flowers and lace at the back and top. The right dress also...
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Walking and Evening Dress for October 1823, shirred ribbons on the bodice, a narrow waist emphasized by ribbons or cummerbund, double decker sleeves more detailed and geometric decoration, the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem, and the use of...
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Walking Dress, showing a redingote (or pelisse), with marmaluke sleeve (widening shoulders), the Betsy collar (Elizabethan revival ruffle), the emphasis on the waist with a belt, decoration at the ends of the sleeves, the emphasis of decoration on...
