Fales, Jane. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago [etc.] C. Scribner's sons · leaf 48
ttes of jewels, of flowers, and ribbon. About 1730 there ap-peared those graceful fash-ions which are generallyreferred to as Watteau.These did not replace thefashions in vogue butshared the general favorequally with them. Therewere many variations inthe Watteau costumes, butthey were generally… … Costume 31 train. The front was shaped to fit the figure somewhatto the waist line, and below that was cut sufficiently fullto cover gracefully the large panier. Girdles were gener-ally worn with the costumes, especially if the bodice wasnot fitted at the front, but, like the back, was free from…
Dressmaking · Costume · Textile industry and fabrics
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