Historic Women’s Fashion Designs

A collection of vintage fashion illustrations showcasing 18th and early 19th-century women's attire, featuring elaborate dresses, accessories, and hairstyles.

Paris, Mésangère, Pierre de la, Journal des Dames et des Modes, Costume Parisien, 15 décembre 1819, (1865): Turban de velours plein, bottom centre in the margin - engraved, Woman, seen from the back, dressed in a dress of 'crêpon à la sévigne', fastening at the back and with 'baleines perpendiculaires'. Trims embroidered with satin. On the head a turban of plain velvet. Further accessories: necklace, fan, scarf, shoes. The print is part of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, published by Pierre de la Mésangère, 1797-1839., fashion print, prints, costume and fashion prints, Costume Parisien., top center in the margin - engraved, Turban de velours plein. Creped robe with sévigné, engraved behind and with perpendicular baleins. Satin border trimmings., height 176 mm, width 109 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1819 - 1819, first quarter 19th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), hand coloring, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1761 - 1831, publisher
Paris, Mésangère, Pierre de la, Journal des Dames et des Modes, Costume Parisien, 15 décembre 1819, (1865): Turban de velours plein, bottom centre in the margin - engraved, Woman, seen from the back, dressed in a dress of 'crêpon à la sévigne', fastening at the back and with 'baleines perpendiculaires'. Trims embroidered with satin. On the head a turban of plain velvet. Further accessories: necklace, fan, scarf, shoes. The print is part of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, published by Pierre de la Mésangère, 1797-1839., fashion print, prints, costume and fashion prints, Costume Parisien., top center in the margin - engraved, Turban de velours plein. Creped robe with sévigné, engraved behind and with perpendicular baleins. Satin border trimmings., height 176 mm, width 109 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1819 - 1819, first quarter 19th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), hand coloring, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1761 - 1831, publisher