Add to albumThis hand-coloured fashion plate is from La Mode Illustreé, a fashion magazine published in Paris. Dating from 1879, the plate illustrates a day dress and possibly a fancy dress costume. The plate is signed, 'Anaïs Toudouze'.
The figures are set against a coastal background of cliffs. The dress on the left reflects the current popular fashion for tied-back skirts, 'cuirasse' bodices, high necklines and pleated trimmings.
By 1874 the 'cuirasse' bodice had become an important element in fashion. It was a corset-shaped bodice with a design somewhat similar to that of a man's jacket.
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- Online ID: 000-100-087-469-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.RHI 67.54
- Date: 1861 -1904
1879
- Material: Plate, fashion
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- What: Plate, fashion
- Subject: Fashion plates (NMAS Classification)
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- Description: One of 117 fashion plates from La Mode Illustree, showing women's and children's wear, dated 1861 - 1904
- References:
- Lady of Fashion 1800/1935, catalogue prepared for Schofield Collection, National Gallery of Victoria
- Langley Moore, Doris. Fashion through Fashion Plates 1771-1970. London: Ward Lock Ltd, 1971, p 112.
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