Fashion plate, from La Mode Illustreé

This hand-coloured fashion plate is from La Mode Illustreé, a fashion magazine published in Paris. Dating from 1881, the plate illustrates two evening dresses. It is signed, 'R' and 'Anaïs Toudouze'.

The dress on the right has a train. By 1880, dresses were still tied-back, but trains were mostly reserved for evening dresses such as this example. The lady on the left carries a fan.

Fans remained popular throughout the late Victorian period. They could be concealed in the ample skirts, so there was no need for a handbag. The 1890s saw trends for ostrich-feather fans, black lace fans and hand-painted gauze fans.

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Online ID:	000-100-087-477-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.RHI 67.62
Date:	1861 -1904 1881
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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:	Norris, H & Curtis, O. Costume & Fashion, Volume Six, The Nineteenth Century. London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1933, p 248.
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