ornamentedbeing: A bergère (French for shepherdess) hat is a flat-brimmed straw hat with a shallow crown, usually trimmed with ribbon and flowers. It could be worn in various ways with the brim folded back or turned up or down at whim.

ornamentedbeing:

A bergère (French for shepherdess) hat is a flat-brimmed straw hat with a shallow crown, usually trimmed with ribbon and flowers. It could be worn in various ways with the brim folded back or turned up or down at whim.

Riding habit jacket || V&A Museum || c. 1750-59 Women’s riding outfits, known as riding habits, of the 18th century adapted elements of men’s dress. This jacket of the 1750s is styled after a man’s coat, although it has been modified with a waist seam to fit over stays and a wide petticoat. Careful mitring and gathering of the heavy braid allows its arrangement around the pockets and into rococo curves down the jacket front. The trim consists of three parts: a wide ribbon of silver thread woven in a geometrical pattern, and a narrow gimp of silver on either side.

Riding habit jacket || V&A Museum || c. 1750-59

Women’s riding outfits, known as riding habits, of the 18th century adapted elements of men’s dress. This jacket of the 1750s is styled after a man’s coat, although it has been modified with a waist seam to fit over stays and a wide petticoat. Careful mitring and gathering of the heavy braid allows its arrangement around the pockets and into rococo curves down the jacket front. The trim consists of three parts: a wide ribbon of silver thread woven in a geometrical pattern, and a narrow gimp of silver on either side.

lostsplendor: titam: Maria-Kunigunde von Saxen, ca 1755, artist unknown (maybe Johann Eleazar Zeisi)

lostsplendor:

titam:

Maria-Kunigunde von Saxen, ca 1755, artist unknown (maybe Johann Eleazar Zeisi)

Miniature of Maria Feodorovna, 1780

Miniature of Maria Feodorovna, 1780

Miss Elizabeth Ingram by Reynolds, 1757

Miss Elizabeth Ingram by Reynolds, 1757

Court dress, 1750

Court dress, 1750

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From one of the most beloved period films ever - Marie Antoinette!

From one of the most beloved period films ever - Marie Antoinette!

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Madame de Pompadour by Boucher, 1750

Madame de Pompadour by Boucher, 1750

I don’t believe I’ve done an example from this era, so here is a sacque (sack) back gown from 1755-1760. Made from silk, it is a formal gown that exemplifies the height of the Rococo period. It is said to have been worn by Mrs. Craster. Housed at the V&A Museum.

I don’t believe I’ve done an example from this era, so here is a sacque (sack) back gown from 1755-1760. Made from silk, it is a formal gown that exemplifies the height of the Rococo period. It is said to have been worn by Mrs. Craster. Housed at the V&A Museum.

Undergarments from the late Rococo period, dated from 1770-1790. The first layer, a shift, is made from linen with a drawstring at the sleeves. The corset, or stays as they were called, are made from scarlet silk and lined with linen. This is an example of a half-boned pair of stays, stiffened with baleen, also called whalebone. The paniers, or hoops, are made of linen and stiffened with baleen. Green linen stockings and pink silk covered heeled slippers. From the V&A Museum.

Undergarments from the late Rococo period, dated from 1770-1790.

The first layer, a shift, is made from linen with a drawstring at the sleeves.

The corset, or stays as they were called, are made from scarlet silk and lined with linen. This is an example of a half-boned pair of stays, stiffened with baleen, also called whalebone.

The paniers, or hoops, are made of linen and stiffened with baleen.

Green linen stockings and pink silk covered heeled slippers.

From the V&A Museum.