French Dinner Party Dress, showing the high waist, bonnet framing the face, the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem, and the 2 part sleeve (marmeluke/leg-of-mutton) (published for La Belle Assemblee)
Evening Dress, illustrating widening shoulders with a decorated bodice, descending waistline marked by ribbon or cummerbund, the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem, with gloves and purse (published for La Belle Assemblee)
Walking Dress, illustrating the use of plaid in cotton/silk fabrics, a higher neckline, shirred bodice, the dropping waist emphasized by a belt, and the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem (published for La Belle Assemblee)
Dress, illustrating the a filled-in neckline (known as the canezou), shirred ribbons on the bodice, a narrow waist and including a hat made of silk and decorated with flowers and feathers and a lace shawl (published for Costume Parisien)
Dress, illustrating a ribbon capelet, shirred ribbons on the bodice, a narrow waist emphasized by ribbons, double decker sleeves (with decoration on the wrists), an increased focus on the back design, and the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem…
Morning Walking Dress, illustrating the Betsy collar (Elizabethan revival ruffle),headwear, shoes, redingote and muff (published for La Belle Assemblee by Mrs. Bell)
Elaborate plaid cape, illustrating the use of ribbon and geometric decoration, and increasingly elaborate hats, utilizing feathers and ribbon (published for Modes de Paris)
Dress for the Italian Opera, illustrating a 2 piece dress, with plaid skirt and blouse, including puffed sleeves, a shirred bodice, and loosely ruffled collar, waist emphasized by ribbon/belt, a ruffled hemline. The straw hat is decorated with…
Evening Dress, illustrating an elaborate Elizabethan revival ruffled collar, leg-of-mutton sleeves and widening shoulders overall, the waist emphasized by a belt and hats decorated with ribbons, flowers, and feathers.
