Robe a la francaise

1760-1765 French or English Robe à la Française and Petticoat (L: front view/R: back view). Made of silk plain weave (faille) with silk and metallic-thread supplementary weft patterning, and metallic lace trim. Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

White silk rep brocaded with polychrome silk in scrolling floral sprays and baskets; trim of silk thread tied in rosette bows. Overdress: trimmed, pleated panels along …

ca. 1775 Robe à la française (Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Los Angeles, California, USA). From their Web site via pinterest.com/katmaxoz/18th-century-fashion/.

Very Ornate Reproduction Gown. Look at the width!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Art of Fashion," October 23, 1967–January 1, 1968.New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Eighteenth-Century Woman," December 12, 1981–September 5, 1982

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Detail fly fringe, ccourt robe à la francaise, France ca. 1780. Very fine cream silk taffeta "mexicaine" with pink stripes, embroidered with floral sprays, fabric trim, linen lining.

Claude Montana Spring /Summer 1988

Bavois: This gown is inspired by the 18th century and Marie Antoinette. The cut is quite historical but the fabrics aren't. More pictures here!.

This 1700s fashion plate shows the Duchess of Orléans in a formal French robe à la française. Her gown features a golden skirt embroidered with white floral motifs, a blue overskirt with train, lace-trimmed sleeves, and a tall lace headpiece — characteristic of late Baroque court fashion under Louis XIV. Hashtags: #DuchesseDOrleans #1700sFashion #BaroqueDress #FrenchCourtStyle #RobeALaFrançaise #LouisXIVEra #18thCenturyFashion #HistoricalCostume #CourtGown #FashionPlate #VersaillesStyle…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Period Rooms Reoccupied in Style," November 27, 1963 –January 5, 1964.New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Eighteenth-Century Woman," December 12, 1981–September 5, 1982