Gilet Collection

Woman in floral taffeta dress, silk ottoman, and tulle hat with cockatoo. Robe de taffetas a fleurs et ottoman de soie, chapeau de tulle

New hat designs by milliner Marcelle. Demay, 1912
New hat designs by milliner Marcelle. Demay. Modeles de Mme. Marcelle Demay. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Charles Martin from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames

Woman in taffeta dress with striped silk apron, holding a Chinese umbrella. Robe de taffetas et voile de soie raye. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Woman in serge dress and taffeta gilet
Woman in serge dress trimmed with silk braid, taffeta gilet. Robe de serge garnie de tresse de soie, Gilet de taffetas. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Woman in travel outfit in front of cherry blossom trees. Costume d excursion. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Armand Vallee from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames

Woman in blue dress with modernist pattern skirt and hat. Robe de serge bleue a volant ecossais. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Evening outfit of cape in ermine and polecat fur, 1913
Evening outfit of cape in ermine and polecat fur over a long satin dress. Parure d hermine et putois. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Cavalcade at Longchamp racetrack
Cavalcade de Longchamp. Two incroyables (fops) mounted on heavy dray horses instead of thoroughbreds at Longchamp racetrack

Man with round bowler hat and whip
Man with round bowler hat, green jacket, waistcoat, cravat, breeches, whip and pink-striped stockings. When fashions appear strange or embarrassing, I recall the hammer wigs, wide-sleeve coats

The informal umbrella. A gentleman grabs the hand of a young lady and kisses her, while using his umbrella to prevent her aunt and chaperone from seeing it

Woman in dress a la turque and high priestess bonnet, 1788
Woman in dress a la turque in white linen and English lace, white petticoat with lace falbalas, fichu, blue gilet, and gold medallion with initials CD

Woman dancing a minuet, 1788
Woman dancing a minuet in apple-green caraco over a white gilet, white fichu-jabot, pink satin petticoat, and green slippers

Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet, 1787
Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet: she wears a jacket with three collars in Peking puce, a gilet and petticoat in Peking apple-green, and a felt hat decorated with feathers

Uniform of the Imperial Guard (petite tenue), Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Uniform of the French light horse cavalry, Chevau-Legers, 1790. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Costume of an Incroyable.. Costume of an Incroyable. Second costume of Lagorille, dressed for a gala. Tall claque hat (bicorn), perruque (wig) suit of striped silk, cravat

Chanel tweed suit, 1929
A black and white tweed suit in Chanels inimitable manner, with fitted hips and pleated skirt. A narrow belt marks the waist line of the white gilet. Date: 1929

Stripy Summer Frock 1928
Young woman in a fetching orange drop waist frock whose use of stripes complement the large umbrellas in the background. An orange gilet & cloche hat complete the look. Date: 1928

French man wearing the fashion of August 1791.. French man wearing the fashion of August 1791. He wears a tall hat with cockade, large wig, cravat

French man wearing the fashion of July 1790.. French man wearing the fashion of July 1790. He wears a full wig, a redingote (frock coat) over a gilet (waistcoat) and breeches with garters

French man wearing the fashion of June 1790.. French man wearing the fashion of June 1790. He wears a large wig, redingote (frock coat), cravat and gilet (waistcoat), breeches, boots

French man wearing the fashion of December 1792.. French man wearing the fashion of December 1792. He wears a short wig, redingote (riding coat) with tails, cravat and em broidered gilet (waistcoat)

French woman wearing the fashion of June 1792
French man wearing the fashion of June 1792.. French man wearing the fashion of June 1792. He wears a tall hat with cockade, riding coat with tails, cravat and gilet, breeches, garters and boots

French man wearing the fashion of February 1790.. French man wearing the fashion of February 1790. He carries a stick and top hat, and wears a wig, a long striped redingote over a cravat

French man wearing the fashion of December 1791.. French man wearing the fashion of December 1791. He wears a large wig, long coat, cravat and gilet (waistcoat), breeches and garters

Red water spider or scarlet hydrachna, Hydrachna coccinea
Costume of a bourgeois man.. Costume of a bourgeois man. He carries an English hat, an old felt Tudor with its plumes removed

Costume of a Commis Marchand, Incroyable.. Costume of a Commis Marchand (assistant merchant), Incroyable. Bicorn with cockade, redingote (frock coat) with wide lapels, short gilet (waistcoat)

Harrods advertisement, Leather Cuirass, WWI
Harrods advertisement from 1915, specifically for the O.W. Leather Cuirass, a sort of protective jerkin - waterproof, windproof and when fastened up completely, fully protects ALL the vital organs

Petit Parisiens 1929
D-B jacket & shorts; gingham / plaid frocks; party frock with high waist, gathered skirt, ribbon trim & cape & a tricolour pinafore with pleated skirt, blouse & gilet. Date: 1929

Paris Race Dresses, 1926
Three stylish dresses, designed for wearing at the races, 1926. On left: A suit of rose alpaca, embellished with a white motif, worn with a white blouse and a neat black tie

Lido Pyjamas 1930
Marcel Rochas designs for the Lido show casual wide legged trousers or beach pyjamas, a blouson jacket, a long gilet or waistcoat & broad floppy brimmed straw hats

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