Gigot Collection

Evening Wear 1939
Evening gowns by Lavin and Molyneux

Man & Quizzing Glass
Blue cravat, tartan under- waistcoat, D-B waistcoat with pointed front, grey woollen pantaloons, brown frock coat: gigot sleeves, black lining, roll collar & lapels

Riding Habits 1834
Riding habits. Woman: imbecile sleeves, embroidered canezou, cravat & top hat. Boy: pantaloons, waistcoat with a roll collar, short jacket with gigot sleeves, ruff

Advert / Lime Juice Stower
Tailor-made costume with a jacket with gored basques & gigot sleeves (leg-of-mutton) & a gored skirt, high stand- fall collar & tie, gauntlets & a hat with birds & bows

1890S Cycling Ladies
A young lady in practical outdoor dress of tailored skirt & jacket holds a bicycle steady for her friend who sits on it to have her photograph taken. Both wear straw hats

Machine for Tight Lacing
Satire on the fashion for tight corsets - A correct view of the new machine for winding up the ladies Date: circa 1830

Advert for Peter Robinson's mourning clothing 1896
Variety of mourning clothing for widows kept in stock for daughters, relatives and servants, available from Peter Robinson's Mourning Warehouse, Regent Street, London. 1896

Advert for Jay's mourning clothing 1893
Large and well-assorted stock of mourning costumes, mantles and millinery for immediate wear. 1893

Children of London's West End. Boys: knitted jersey suits with knickerbockers. Girls: pink polonaise & sunbonnet; lilac dress with yoke, sash, gathered bodice & gigot sleeves Date: 1884

Yachting costume 1897
Woman wearing a yachting outfit with gigot sleeved jacket, ruffle shirt and petit boaters hat. Date: 1897

Fashionable blouse 1895
Over exaggerated leg-of-mutton sleeves, with cotton and the costliness of exquisite lace, the foundation of this combination being shimmering and rustling silk. Date: 1895

French tailored-made gown 1895
Tailored dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves and narrow waist. Date: 1895

Yachting costume 1906
Edwardian woman wearing a white serge yachting dress, with high neck, gigot sleeves in a pigeon breast style. Date: 1906

Fashions for 1834
Selection of womens clothing. Date: 1834

Newest blouse 1895
Over exaggerated leg-of-mutton sleeves for the latest fashion. Date: 1895

Advert for La Samaritaine womens clothing 1906
Selection of fashionable clothing for women, available at La Samaritaine, a large department store in Paris. 1906

Advert for Countess of Warwicks Easton 1896
Countess of Warwicks Easton School of Needlework, in New Bond Street, London, showing two women wearing gigot sleeved blouses. 1896

Bespoke tailored clothing for ladies 1906
High-life tailored clothing for ladies, 300 different styles available. Lady wearing long flowing dress, straight jacket, with embroidered edging with three-quarter-length gigot sleeves

Gowns of 1830 / Robida
Gowns of 1830 according to a later source with gigot sleeves. One gown has a ruff & lace mancherons. One lady wears a fur tippet. Both have their hair in Apollo knots. Date: 1830

Gown of Late 1820S
Lady of the Champ-Elysees during the Restoration according to a later source: a gown with natural waist, gigot sleeves, antique cuffs & a floral motif on the hem. Date: late 1820s

Carriage Costume 1897
Two fashionably attired young ladies out for drive in Paris under the shade of a parasol. Date: 1897

Costume of 1890S
Beige & green: cape collar, gigot sleeves, belt, gored skirt, inverted triangular panels at hem. Purple & grey: corselet bodice, skirt with side split, embroidery & bows Date: 1890s

Costume / Lacourriere 90S
Green spotted tunic: wrap over bodice & fur trim over a high- necked black dress. Costume bodice: short basques, gigot sleeves, pockets, gored skirt, button detail, large revers. Date: 1890s

Frilly Fashions 1892
Blue: yoke bodice, sleeves (3 vandyked flounces, pleated transparent flared cuffs). Brown: wrap-over coat bodice, frilled revers, gored skirt, gigot sleeves, broad belt. Date: 1892

Fashions / Lefranco 1892
Tartan blouse, gigot sleeves, sleeveless bolero with passementerie. High necked lace blouse, coat bodice with long basques simulating an over-skirt, gored skirt. Date: 1892

COSTUME 1895
Enormous gigot sleeves with epaulettes, large skirts (possibly 7 gored skirts), tiny waists, broad belts, high necked blouse with yoke, huge hats ornamented with flowers. Date: 1895

Miniature / Passot
A young brunette lady wears a white gown with puffed sleeves and transparent gigot over- sleeves. A pink and white scarf is draped round her neck. Date: late 1820s

Spotted Costume 1827
Hat with ostrich feathers, rosettes under the brim & long strings. Red & yellow spotted gown with gigot sleeves & transparent over-sleeve. Skirt with scalloped flounces. Date: 1827

Costume / Women / 1826
Front & back views of dress with gigot sleeves, skirt ornamented with tucks, plus a canezou-pelerine & belt. Hat trimmed profusely with wheat ears, flowers & bows. Date: circa 1826

Woman in riding clothing 1907
Woman wearing riding clothing with puffed sleeved jacket. 1907

Lady Charlotte Butler
LADY CHARLOTTE BUTLER famous for being no. 96 in the series of Female Nobility, also the gigot sleeves of her dress which restricted her female mobility. Date: circa 1832

Fashion for the evening 1895
Three women wearing enormous leg-of-mutton sleeved blouse with bulging bodice, gored skirt and tiny waist. Date: 1895

Man & Boys Fashions 1844
Boys: plaid tunic, gigot sleeves, belt, tasselled cap, strapped pantaloons, forage cap, short jackets, vandyked collar, neckerchief, page boy hair-style. Man: D-B coat

Fashions for the 1890S
Enormous gigot sleeves & gored skirts. A green & black blouse with a large vandyked lace collar that also forms epaulettes. Open bodice & high-necked, pleated blouse

Seaside Costumes 1896
The year that signalled the demise of big sleeves? Puffed & gigot sleeves, wide square revers, epaulettes, high collars, pleated blouse, open bodice fastened with bands

Blue Pelisse 1824
Blue pelisse with sleeves full to the elbow (gigot / leg of mutton), button fastening & 3 tucks at the hem. Worn with a muslin, round-edged collar & feather trimmed hat

Eccentric Juvenile Garb
Man: trousers with decorative border on outside leg. Girl: pink print dress, pantalettes & pelerine. Boy: full skirted blue coat, V shaped waist seam & very full sleeves

Gilrs Skipping in Park
Young girls wear pantalettes & dresses with decorated hemlines, gigot sleeves & bands at the waist. Two of the dresses have square collars

Miniature / Agricola 1830S
A young brunette woman wears a dark green dress with gigot sleeves with mancherons & white transparent cuffs. Also a brown fur tippet & gold necklace & brooch

Exotic Lady 1830S
Hair dressed in large sausage curls; large red turban; huge pearl drop earrings; pearl necklace; red scarf; gown with black bodice, lace tucker & striped gigot sleeves

Ball Dress for 1830
Gauze gowns with Greek designs. Horizontal revers forming mancherons on the shoulders. Gigot over-sleeves & reversed points at the cuff. Short skirt & boots

Redingote 1825
Blue-grey redingote with gigot sleeves & cape collar trimmed with a rouleux attached in a wavy line; also a black velvet toque turban & reticule in imitation of an iced dessert

Female Type / Sepia C1860
A dress in a horizontally striped fabric with front buttoning bodice, gigot sleeves, white cuffs & collar, a plain skirt, brooch & pendant on a long chain

Costume / Family 1890S
Woman: plain skirt, separate bodice with gigot sleeves, pleated detail & stand collar. Girls: white broderie Anglaise frocks, shoulder ribbon bows & sashes & shoes with bars

German Girl Photo 1890S
Teenage girl wears a boater, high stand collar with the points in front rounded off, cravat, jacket with gigot sleeves, contrasting collar, lapels & braid & lace up shoes

Women & Girl 1890S Photo
Girl: smocked & embroidered frock with full sleeves. Women: lace jabot, gigot sleeves, lace gloves & fichu, spectacles. Granny sports the hairstyle of her youth

Child / Coat 1890S
A small child (possibly a girl) wears a full length velvet coat with large buttons, gigot sleeves, fur trimmed collar & furry bonnet

Girls / Outdoor 1832
Girls: white knee-length dress ornamented with tucks, black velvet spencer with imbecile sleeves, pantalettes, pelerine with vandykes; red & black plaid mantle with a cape

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