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Modes: Nouveau costume de cour

Description

Abstract:
With the advent of Napoleon III, fashion became a showcase of the regime's attachement to decorum and etiquette. The Empress Eugénie was setting the tone for the ladies' fashion; dresses became more intricate and more voluminous, as represented in this picture.

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Gaildrau, Jules., "Modes: Nouveau costume de cour " (1853). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86896/

Relations

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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