#robe a la francaise

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Robe a la Française. Pink silk satin and antique gold mesh with handmade organza flowers and sequins.

mme_jejette

[fripperiesandfobs]

Robe à la française ca. 1750

From Cora Ginsburg

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[iridessence]

a snap from the fête. // IG

[orchidscript]

Fire that’s kept closest burns most of all 🕯️

Gown made by me

Photos by Julie Floro

[fashionsfromhistory]

Up Close: Robe a la francaise, Spain c.1775 (LACMA)

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Robe à la Française, c.1750.

[threadtalk]

The joy of pink! I love everything about this gown, down the the ruffling and bows.

Pristine in pink! The Met doesn’t always wow with descriptions, but this one did. Found in near perfect condition with no alterations, this stunning robe á la français overflows with everything you’d ever want in 1775. Miles of figured silk, ruching, gorgeous tailoring, and buttons on the vest-like stomacher know as a compiegne. Elegance in every sense, and sensible for getting in and out of!

I love pink gowns, personally. How about you?

[reallyhardydraws]

commission for allison for a friend! tysm! 💜

☀️select commissions open!☀️

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Robe a la francaise, 1750-60, using 1730s silk.

[samissadagain]

Robe Valante ca. 1730, French, silk

"This robe volante is an exceedingly rare example of a well-documented form of dress that marked the transition from the mantua of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries to the robe �� la française, the dress style that became ubiquitous in the eighteenth century. The unstructured silhouette of the robe volante, with its unbroken expanses of cloth, made it particularly appropriate for the display of large-scale patterning."

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Robe á la Française with bows made of silver lame and antique silver laces, hand embroidered buttons and bows centers, silver tassels made of metal. Silk taffeta and duchess satin.

mme_jejette via Instagram

[fripperiesandfobs]

Robe à la française ca. 1760

From Coutau-Bégarie & Associés

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Robe à la Française, c. 1725

from Musée des Arts Décoratifs

[everysinglefrancaise]

Sack

1775-1780 (sewing), 1870 - 1910 (altered)

By the late 1770s, the sack and petticoat, like this example, were reserved for formal evening or court dress. The shape of the petticoat, requiring a wide square hoop, also indicates the formality of the ensemble. An arc of precise, wedge-shaped pleats illustrates how the gown was shaped to fit over such a hoop.

The plain fabric and restrained decoration are typical of the late 1770s. Broad and narrow strips of the white silk satin have been edged with silk fringe, gathered and applied to the gown in undulating lines. The fringe is made of looped and knotted floss silk and chenille thread. Lengths of this fringe form tassels which hang from the gown and would have swung and danced as the wearer moved.

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[orchidscript]

A bleak midwinter photo shoot with a local photographer, featuring my completed kingfisher robe a la francaise 💜

📸: julie floro