Fashion Illustrations of the Past

Artistic depictions of historical fashion, featuring men and women in traditional attire of various periods, showcasing diverse styles.

The Allies in Paris in 1815: the friendly Prussian, 1815  Woman, seen on the back, in a checkered dress with long sleeves and scalloped hem, trimmed with a contrasting piping. Accessories: Laifel hat over which a checkered scarf, gloves, umbrella, scarf are trimmed with fringes, flat shoes. Next to her is a Prussian soldier dressed in a uniform coat with contrasting collar, cuffs and turned around buildings. Long uniform pants with vertical piping in contrasting color along which a row of knots and tires under the feet. On the left a saber with tarragon (ribbon) and sabel brush, on two hanging straps. Turned a sash around the medicine, ending in long brushes. Further accessories: Chapka (hat), around the neck a ribbon with 'iron cross', giberne (bag) on a bandelier, shoes with square noses and traces. The print is part of a series of 14 fashion prints, 'Les Alliés à Paris and 1815, scenes de Moeurs', Paris, 1815.  paper engraving fashion plates. head-gear: hat (+ women's clothes). dres
The Allies in Paris in 1815: the friendly Prussian, 1815 Woman, seen on the back, in a checkered dress with long sleeves and scalloped hem, trimmed with a contrasting piping. Accessories: Laifel hat over which a checkered scarf, gloves, umbrella, scarf are trimmed with fringes, flat shoes. Next to her is a Prussian soldier dressed in a uniform coat with contrasting collar, cuffs and turned around buildings. Long uniform pants with vertical piping in contrasting color along which a row of knots and tires under the feet. On the left a saber with tarragon (ribbon) and sabel brush, on two hanging straps. Turned a sash around the medicine, ending in long brushes. Further accessories: Chapka (hat), around the neck a ribbon with 'iron cross', giberne (bag) on a bandelier, shoes with square noses and traces. The print is part of a series of 14 fashion prints, 'Les Alliés à Paris and 1815, scenes de Moeurs', Paris, 1815. paper engraving fashion plates. head-gear: hat (+ women's clothes). dres