These guys seem to be expatriates from the 18th century…
early acquisition/study phase before the final shots are taken…?
Two French silk dressing gowns…
c. 1820-1830
Embroidered silk waistcoat…
mid to late 18th century
backed by linen, tiny hand stitching,
small ties to cinch the waistcoat…
Prelle archives
another peak under the cover…
Prelle archives
Prelle archives
Lyon, France
Ribbon sample books…
19th century
Musee d’Art et d’Industrie
Fabric swatches and antique ledgers…
all above from:
Silk
Jacques Anquetil
Inside out look of antique corset…
beauty in the elaborate hand stitched cording…
English c. 1660-1670
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century
Fashion in Detail
Avril Hart and Susan North
“An eighteenth century limestone capital…
to give it a twist and some flexibility…
I had a fancy version of a skid custom-made
in lime rubbed oak…”
Boundaries
A Global Vision of Design
Vicente Wolf
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