Last of the Boulevard 'Lions' (1853) The Courboin, François 1865-1926 illustrator color wood engravings 1898 1 colored plate ; 10 x 15 cm. The men depicted in this plate are wearing fashionable haut-de-formes (top-hats), fairly loose-fitting striped pants, and 'jacquettes' with wider wand lower waists. The woman in this plate is wearing a very wide skirt, supported by a crinoline and accentuated by a corseted waist. Her skirt has many 'volants' or flounces, adding to the width of her skirt. She wears a bonnet tipped back on her head with a large ribbon and ruched (or accented with lace or fabric) brim of her bonnet. Abstract sources: Boucher, François. 20,000 Years of Fashion. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1967. Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris: Flammarion, 1996. Fashion France Paris Streets France Paris France Social life and customs 19th century ArtPrintsPublic WorksStreetsSocial LifeGender studiesArtFashion1852-1870 (The Second Empire)1-SIZE GT887 .U8 1898 1150467763653050 Fashion in Paris the various phases of feminine taste and aesthetics from 1797 to 1897 Uzanne, Octave 1852-1931 creator enk London William Heinemann 1898 Plate 62 Paris Capital of the 19th Century 6 http://dl.lib.brown.edu/paris No Copyright - United StatesCollection is open for research.