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Fashion plate, from Le Petit Courrier des Dames

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published in Paris

Fashion plate, from Le Petit Courrier des Dames
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This hand-coloured fashion plate is from Le Petit Courrier des Dames, a weekly fashion magazine published in Paris. The plate is one of a series entitled, 'Modes de Paris' and illustrates women's wear. It is dated 5 November, 1836.

By having the figures both standing and seated, the outfit can be appreciated from the front and back. The double triangular look, fashionable at the time, was created by having large puffed sleeves and full skirts joined in the middle by a tightly-laced waist.

Le Petit Courrier des Dames was in publication from 1822 until around 1865. An English version called, The Ladies' Little Messenger, came out in 1823 but did not last long.

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