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A Winter stroll in the Luxembourg gardens: (1830)

Description

Abstract:
The woman in this skirt falls slightly above the ankle. Her shoes are 'cothurnes' or very thin shoes with leather ribbons laced around the ankles. She has very wide sleeves, cut from circular patterns, en 'béret.' Her waist appears very small as the corset became very popular around this time. Also, her hat is enormous and decorated elaborately with feathers and ribbons. Abstract sources: Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris : Flammarion, 1996., Boucher, François. 20,000 Years of Fashion. New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1967.

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Collection is open for research.

Citation

"A Winter stroll in the Luxembourg gardens: (1830) " (1898). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86411/

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Collection:

  • Paris: Capital of the 19th Century

    The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.

    It offers online access to …

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