Today, a lovely piece from the French ladies' magazine Le Monde Elegant. This is the plate from July, 1877 (the late 70s and early 80s are probably my favorite eras in terms of 19th century clothing. The crazy-wide hoops are gone and the enormous ridiculous bustles haven't yet become vogue.
I got this image from the University of Washington fashion plate collection, which is a pretty cool site with lots of neat plates to explore (everything from the Empire period through the Edwardian period).
I got this image from the University of Washington fashion plate collection, which is a pretty cool site with lots of neat plates to explore (everything from the Empire period through the Edwardian period).
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