I adore this painting.
“Indeed it can be said that Toulmouche enjoyed considerable popularity during his own lifetime. No less than his better-known contemporaries Tissot and Stevens, with whom he was often compared. Toulmouche was a master of contemporary fashion and fabric, delighting in the rich assortment of colours and textures afforded by the haute couture of his day.”
No wonder, look at the way he painted the folds on the bustle!
Oh, this is just lovely.
I love this!
Pretty!
stuff like this makes me desperately wish my hair would hold color.
(Source: chemicallow)
Dress (robe à l’anglaise)
c. 1785-France
Material: Pale blue striped silk; “compères” front; matching petticoat.
A dress of a blue and pale blue thin-striped pattern, along with a soft luster. In order to pull up the gown’s hem, a cord is attached to it, which makes it possible to wear as robe à la Polonaise, as well. In the latter half of the 18th century, clothing went toward simplification in particular women’s clothing advanced toward a functional direction without the formality. Even textiles for dress with a light texture entered the mainstream. Moreover, the preference to striped patterns that became the fashions that involve all the classes from this period also shows such a tendency.
KCI
