[Whitelinen]

Early Rococo in the paintings of Antoine Watteau (wikipedia).

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Various paintings of Marie Antoinette. (wikipedia)

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Shoes and shoebuckles... (GatheringtheJewels.com, madamepompadour.com, costumes.com, elmbridge museum)

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Men's clothing (from GTJ.com, Kent State University)

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Some dresses (same sources)

[from: sophia]

Great thread I will and try and scan my Kyoto Fashion book which has a bunch of great Rococo clothes in it

[Spike413]

I'll always have a soft spot for Roccoco fashions. It was really the first time in history that "fashion" existed as a concept. Clothes became more than just what you wore and what social status you lived in. It was about enjoying the frivolity of beauty, the pursuit of glamour, decadence and sex appeal.....as long as you were a member of the bourgeois or nobility, anyway.

It's amazing to see these clothes in person. I saw some panniered court dresses and robes a la polonaise at an FIT exhibit a few years ago and the clothes are absolutely tiny. It's amazing how much the average size for an adult has changed in the two centuries since then.

For anyone who loves this era, Stephen Frears' Dangerous Liaisons is a must see. The opening credits are fantastic. Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette is worth watching too.

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No problem Whitelinen! I love this thread, thank you so much for creating it.

Here is some more rococo loveliness:

















All images from www.demodecouture.com

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http://museodeltraje.mcu.es/busqueda..._SEQ_002_P.JPG
^Worth the click











Kyoto museum, V&A, LACMA, Modemuseum in Schloss Ludwigsburg, and Museo del Traje

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Jaw-dropping garments on this website:

http://exposition2005.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page1.html
Kent State, the Met, demode, Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino, Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo, Tidens Tøj

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Kyoto, Kent State, the Met, demode, Museo del Costume Raffaello Piraino, Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo, Tidens Tøj

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Instead of the 1980's, I say designers should revive the 1780's





















images: Modemuseum in Schloss Ludwigsburg, Kyoto, metmuseum, Gemeentemuseum den Haag, 18thcenturyblog.com, answers.com, ebay, university of michigan.

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Original V&A costumes being modeled in the early 1900's

















~another view of a dress I already posted, but this time completely accessorized.

Metmuseum, costumes.org, 18thcenturyblog.com, laracorsets.com, ebay, studio-international.co.uk, uni of michigan.

[Hanne]

Wardrobe of King Frederik V of Denmark (1723-1766) and ceremonial garb
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rosenborgslot.dk

[Whitelinen]

From Sophia, it is indeed a splendid book. Perhaps the best book on history of fashion I have ever seen. I would scan those pictures myself had I got a scanner.

Spike, Rococo is indeed an interesting era in many ways - not only fashion became Fashion, but European dressmakers also got interested in everything Asian. And indeed, they were so tiny! I remember seeing a Rococo shoe at V&A and first thought it was small child's, turns out it was a woman's.

As for the film list, I would like to add Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, and if one is into comedy, Blackadder Series III. Despite being comedy, the show had access to the costume archives of BBC. I especially enjoy the wardrobe of the Prince Regent (played by Hugh Laurie).

Here's the famous Dangerous Liaisons opening bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJK1Gh96tF8

Sprigged, thanks for the beautiful pictures! PS. "If it ain't Baroque, fix it" - I take it you are a Baroque fan too, then? I have been wondering if there should also be a Baroque thread here at TFS...

A couple of simple hair-dos pour mesdames from costumes.org