Fashion in Paris; the various phases of feminine taste and aesthetics from 1797 to 1897 (1898)
Uzanne, Octave, 1852-1931, Loyd, Mary Sophia Hely-Hutchinson, 1853-1936, Courboin, François, 1865-1926 · London, W. Heinemann · leaf 271
FASHIONS PANORAMA IN 1850 123 … Ball gowns constituted the chief tax on the Paris dressmakersimagination. They were very full, and much trimmed towards thelower part of the skirt, so as to ensure their standing outin a wide circle. The scantiness of trimming near thewaist was atoned for by the huge quantity placed lowerdown. Thus…
Fashion · Costume
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