Woman's Dress (Jacket and Petticoat), Unknown, France, Textile: 1750-1775; reconstructed: 1770s, Costumes, Linen warp and cotton weft plain weave (fustian) with wool discontinuous supplementary weft patterning.

Here's another historic painting featuring some basic paddle decoration. It is from Cornelius Krieghoff's 1858 work - Indians in the Employ...

Red Jacket Sash

1903 Men's Corset ad

Man’s Suit, Unknown, France, circa 1760, Costumes, Silk plain weave (faille), moiré finish, with sequins and metallic-thread embroidery.

jean baptiste pillement | Manner of Jean-Baptiste Pillement Chinoiserie: figures holding baskets ...

Dandy- taken at the V&A A dandy was a man who groomed. I would compare it to today’s modern metrosexual. They had perfectly tailored suits men even wore corsets. The most famous dandy was George Bryan Brummell who was a fashion icon for men.

1740's Stays putting it all together. I did not make these. I want to.

After posting about where to find patterns for Robes a la Francaise, I thought it time to share the one I'm working on. This is