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In the years shortly before the French Revolution, clothing styles had already begun to change significantly; fewer class distinctions were evident as magnificent apparel gave way to simpler modes of dress. Men wore trousers instead of knee breeches, while women favored simple gowns of linen and cotton rather than elaborate hoop-skirted dresses. For this fascinating coloring book panorama of late 17th- and early 18th-century French fashions, Tom Tierney recreates clothing styles worn during and after the Revolution and in the Napoleonic era. Forty-five plates of detailed, accurate illustrations include representations of claw-hammer frock coats and vests for the well-dressed man, loose pantaloons and shorter skirts for the working classes, high-waisted promenade gowns for fashionable ladies, the coronation gown worn by Empress Josephine of France, and other examples of period dress. Footwear, walking sticks, reticules (purses), top hats, hairdos for men and women, turbans, a “poke” bonnet, and dozens of other period accessories complete this collection, sure to delight coloring book fans, designers and costume historians.
Dover Original. 45 plates of black-and-white illustrations. 5 color illustrations on covers. Introduction. Captions. 48pp. 8 1/2" x 11", Saddlewired, September 2001.
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