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Fashion plate, from Le Journal des Dames et des Modes

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published in Paris

Postcard of Fashion plate, from Le Journal des Dames et des Modes.
000-100-104-783-C
© National Museums Scotland

Fashion plate, from Le Journal des Dames et des Modes

This hand-coloured fashion plate is from Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, a ladies' magazine published in Paris. Dating from 1819, the plate illustrates a wedding dress from a series entitled, 'Costume Parisien'.

The dress is of Italian watered silk, trimmed around the hem with bouquets of orange tree flowers.

It was only during the neoclassical period (around 1755-1805) that the colour white became customary for weddings. By the 1830s, it was essential and was a visual declaration of the bride's purity.


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Online ID: 000-100-104-783-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.RHI 21.27
Date: 1819
Material: Paper. Inscription: Wedding Dress. 'Costume de Mariee. Robe de gros de Naples moire, garnie d'une blonde, relevee en draperie par des Bouquets de fleur d'oranger'.
Dimensions: 7.40" x 4.30"
What: Document / plate, fashion
Subject: Fashion plates
Who: Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
Where: France, Paris
Event:
Description: Fashion plate showing a wedding dress 'costume de mariee, robe de gros de Naples moire', from Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, number 32, 1819
References:
  • Langley Moore, Doris. Fashion through Fashion Plates 1771-1970. London: Ward Lock Ltd, 1971, p 72. 
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