Printed page, from La Mode Illustreé

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This page is from La Mode Illustreé, a fashion magazine published in Paris. Dating from 1872, the page gives English descriptions for fancy dress outfits which appeared in one issue of the magazine.

The first description is of an Arabian costume of silk, satin and tarlatane (a thin, stiff open-weave muslin). The next paragraph describes an ermine-trimmed satin and damask costume of 'Isabeau de Bavière'. The last description is of a little girl's peasant dress.

The 19th century fashion magazine contained many suggestions for fancy dress. The fancy dress ball was one of the occasions when women could be outwardly frivolous. Originating about the time of Waterloo, they were extremely popular.

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• Online ID: 000-100-104-895-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.RHI 67.27.a
• Date: 1872
  
• Material: Paper. Inscription: The Toilettes from La Mode Illustree ; Paper Models and Patterns
  Document / plate, fashion
  
• Dimensions: 14.20" x 9.90"
  
• What: Document / plate, fashion
  
• Subject: Fashion plates
  
• Who: La Mode Illustree
  
• Where: France, Paris
  
• Event:
• Description: A separate sheet of description in English to accompany plate 27, headed 'the toilettes from La Mode illustree', from La Mode Illustree, Paris, 1872
  
• References:
  • Holland, Vyvyan. Hand Coloured Fashion Plates 1770 to 1899. London: B.T. Batsford, 1955, p 166. 
  • Norris, H & Curtis, O. Costume & Fashion, Volume Six, The Nineteenth Century. London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1933, p 52. 
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