Madame Isis’ Toilette

Posted May 7, 2012 at 13:19 CEST in Blogs, Fashion, and Links.

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Madame Isis’ Toilette is a new blog about 18th century beauty products and recipes to make them.

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A Royal Affair

Posted Mar 6, 2012 at 15:28 CET in Movies and television.

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A Royal Affair is an upcoming Danish 18th century themed movie about the mad king Christian VII, his queen and her affair with the king’s physician Struensee.

It’s been a while since the last big 18th century movie so I’m looking forward to this!

The Swedish premiere is April 13.

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Pelisse

Posted Mar 2, 2012 at 12:38 CET in Drawings and prints, Fashion, Fashion plates, My costumes, and Photos.

Pelisse

I started making this pelisse last winter for the 12th night ball. I raced to get it finished and didn’t quite make it, but it was still wearable enough for the ball.

After the ball I wasn’t as motivated to finish it so it’s been in the same state ever since, but now I have finally done the final trimming and the arm holes.

I used the instructions at Marquise but made it a bit shorter and less wide. The pattern is from the 1760s but it’s a very basic shape that stayed very similar for several decades.

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George Romney

Posted Mar 1, 2012 at 10:29 CET in Artists and People.

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Portrait of a Young Woman in Powder Blue, ca. 1777.
Source: Fergus Hall Master Paintings.

George Romney was one of the major English portrait painters of the late 18th century, and I can’t believe I haven’t featured him earlier!

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1778 fashion plate

Posted Feb 29, 2012 at 15:30 CET in Drawings and prints, Fashion, and Fashion plates.

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A fashion plate from Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français.

Jeune Dame coeffée d’un Bonnet rond avec un fichu en marmotte, un Ruban en rosette, une Polonoise et un mantelet blanc.

Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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