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Woman in tweed coat, check skirt and high laced booties. Golf bag and weekend bag behind her. Petit loden tailleur en laine d Ecosse, grosses bottines lacees
Myrna Loy in Petticoat Fever (1936)Myrna Loy wore this Dolly Tree negligee in Petticoat Fever (1936). Date: 1936
Costume of the Swedes in the 16th century. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792
Noble woman in Tricolor outfit, 1789Noble woman wearing the colours of the Tricolor revolutionary flag, 1789. She wears a blue short redingote, short floral petticoat, and carries a red parasol
Woman in the fashion of 1788Woman in jacket of Naples blue, petticoat in Naples yellow, large fichu jabot, straw hat decorated with a large violet ribbon tied to the front of her bodice
Woman in see-through muslin shirt dress, 1788Woman in linen gauze bonnet decorated with pearls, see-through muslin shirt-dress with black belt worn over a pink taffeta corset and petticoat
Woman in yellow taffeta demi-redingote, 1788Woman in canary-yellow taffeta demi-redingote, pink pointed bodice, white taffeta petticoat, and fichu. Her straw hat is decorated with ribbons and plumes
Woman in dress a la turque and high priestess bonnet, 1788Woman 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 in caraco and petticoat, 1788Woman in taffeta pierrot caraco jacket, white linen petticoat, fichu in English gauze, and headdress of artificial roses and ribbons
Woman dancing a minuet, 1788Woman dancing a minuet in apple-green caraco over a white gilet, white fichu-jabot, pink satin petticoat, and green slippers
Woman in satin robe a la turque in violet and green stripes, canary corset, white petticoat and fichu, and a bonnet a la turque decorated with heron plumes
Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet, 1787Woman 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
Young woman of Bujaruelo, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th centuryYoung woman of Bujaruelo, Aragon, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears a white kerchief tied over her long hair braided with ribbon, a red fichu, laced corset, petticoat and pleated apron
Young lady of Bagneres-de-Bigorre, French Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears the Pyrenean capulet or hood, in fine cashmere lined with velvet, over a fontange bonnet decorated with lace and ribbons
Milkmaid of Cauderan, Bordeaux, France, 19th centuryMilkmaid of Cauderan counting coins, Bordeaux, France, 19th century. She wears a tall bonnet in batiste lace covered with a Bearn fichu, check fichu, striped jacket, apron and petticoat
Milkmaid of Pessac, Bordeaux, France, 19th century. She holds two large milk pails and a cup, wears a check bandanna, fichu, apron, and petticoat
Peasant girl of Wurtzburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th centuryPeasant girl of the environs of Wurtzburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century. The headband covers the elegance of the bonnet, and the fichu is bunched up around the throat
Woman of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th centuryServant woman of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th century. She wears a redezilla, a headdress of silk net, a check fichu, chemise, petticoat and black apron
Woman of Majorca, Spain, 19th century. She wears a white veil over a fichu-wimple combination, blue bodice, white petticoat trimmed with floral design
Woman of Seville, Spain, 19th century. She wears a ribbon tied in a bow over her ringlets, a fringed petticoat and a distinctive shawl
Dancer of Madrid, Spain, 19th century. In a dress for the fandango or bolero with short petticoat, tight corset, and hair tied up in ribbons
Woman of Madrid, Spain, 19th century. She wears the traditional black mantilla veil and basquina dress over a white petticoat and carries a fan
Anabaptist milkmaid of Switzerland, 19th centuryAnabaptist milkmaid of the Canton of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. She carries a pail of milk and wears a simple cornette cap, braided hair tied with a ribbon
Peasant girl of the environs of Kell am See, Germany, 19th century. She wears a small bonnet over her long pigtails, and carries a straw hat decorated with knots
Woman of Bern in a lace bonnet, Switzerland, 19th centuryWoman of Bern in a horsehair lace bonnet, Switzerland, 19th century. The lace bonnet resembles a cockscomb, and contrasts with the elegant simplicity of her chemise, bodice, apron and petticoat
Servant woman of Fribourg, Switzerland, 19th century. Her large straw hat is decorated with feathers and ribbons. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by
Alsatian peasant woman of Kochersberg, 19th centuryAlsatian peasant woman in festival costume, Kochersberg, 19th century. Her bonnet and bodice are embroidered with silver thread. The black cravat is traditional to the town
Peasant woman of Baden, Switzerland, 19th centuryPeasant woman of Baden, near Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with silk pompons, and her toque with bows
Milkmaid of Oberhasli, Switzerland, 19th centuryMarried milkmaid of Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a velvet toque under a braid of hair, a check bib, chemise, apron and petticoats
Young girl of the Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a small toque and her long hair is plaited with ribbons
Young girl of the Canton of Schwyz, SwitzerlandYoung single girl of the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a hat with ribbons, plaited hair tied with long ribbons, laced bodice, chemise, embroidered bib
Young woman of the west coast of Friesland, the Netherlands, 19th century. She wears a distinctive weathercock shaped bonnet and wimple, cravat fichu, arm protectors, gloves and full petticoats
Girl of the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, 19th century. The dress has a very high waist, the chemise has puff sleeves
Young woman of Valais, Switzerland, 19th century, in traditional costume of fichu, laced bodice, petticoats and apron. Her straw hat is decorated with ribbons and worn above a muslin bonnet
Young girl of Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany, 19th century. She wears short petticoats and pleated stockings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis
Fruit seller of Hamburg, Germany, with basket of apples, 19th century. She wears a starched fichu on her bonnet and many petticoats worn over the other
Marie Adelaide de Savoie, Duchess of Burgundy, 1683-1712. She wears a tall lace Fontanges headdress with ribbons, striped mantua with train, lace sleeves, and petticoat with gold bands
Anne-Louise-Benedicte de Bourbon, Duchess of Maine, 1676-1753. She wears a tall lace Fontanges headdress, beauty spots, pearl choker, lace collar, mantua trimmed with fur
Madame de Maintenon, second wife to King LouisFrancoise d Aubigne, Madame Scarron, Marquise de Maintenon, second wife to King Louis XIV of France, 1635-1719. She wears a black hood over a tall lace and ribbon headdress (Fontange)
Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681. She wears her hair in long curls over her shoulders, a pearl choker
Louise de la Valliere, 1644-1710Louise Francoise de la Baume-le-Blanc, Duchess of La Valliere, mistress to King Louis XIV, 1644-1710. She wears her hair in ringlets, a pearl choker
Francoise-Marguerite de Sevigne, Comtesse de Grignan, 1648-1705. She wears her hair in ringlets adorned with pearls, a green silk mantua dress with train decorated with gold bows, lace sleeves
Marie d Hautefort, wife of Charles de Schomberg, 1616-1691Marie d Hautefort, wife of Charles de Schomberg, favourite of Louis XIV, 1616-1691. She wears her hair in ringlets, a mantua dress in blue silk with lace collar and sleeves
Ninon de l Enclos, French author, courtesan and salon hostess, 1615-1705. She wears her hair loose in ringlets, a low-cut mantua dress with bodice and skirt in green velvet decorated with bows
Woman of the court of King Henry IV of France, 1589-1610. She wears her hair tied up with a ribbon, an upright lace collar, Spanish court dress with low cut bosom, slashed sleeves, corset
Leonora Dori Galigai, wife of Concino Concini, exorcist and witch, 1571-1617. She wears her hair loose under a bonnet, a velvet dress with lace collar and cuffs
Margaret of Valois, first wife of King Henry IV, 1552-1615Margaret of Valois, Marguerite de France, daughter of King Henry II, first wife of King Henry IV, 1552-1615. Portrait from 1572 showing her in high upright lace collar
Renee de Rieux, La Belle Chateauneuf, mistressRenee de Rieux-Chateauneuf, La Belle Chateauneuf, mistress of King Henry III, 1550-158?. She wears a chaperon with peak, black velvet dress with shoulderpads, lace ruff collar, green sleeves