Taste and Fashion: From the French Revolution to the Present DayG. G. Harrap Limited, 1945 - 232 páginas |
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... bust forward and pushing the hips back , giving every woman an S - shaped , swan - like appearance . This was reinforced by the extremely long skirts trailing upon the ground behind , at first for a considerable distance , but growing ...
... bust forward and pushing the hips back , giving every woman an S - shaped , swan - like appearance . This was reinforced by the extremely long skirts trailing upon the ground behind , at first for a considerable distance , but growing ...
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... bust is short ; the lacing can be regulated to ensure a perfectly trim figure and to act as a bust bodice . It holds and supports the bust without raising it . This point has made it indispensable for use in tailor - made gowns , where ...
... bust is short ; the lacing can be regulated to ensure a perfectly trim figure and to act as a bust bodice . It holds and supports the bust without raising it . This point has made it indispensable for use in tailor - made gowns , where ...
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... bust by means of a horizontal pleating similar to that which prevailed in 1840. In general the décolletage of the nineties was square in form , with frills of lace below . The frills continued and exaggerated the form of the wide puffed ...
... bust by means of a horizontal pleating similar to that which prevailed in 1840. In general the décolletage of the nineties was square in form , with frills of lace below . The frills continued and exaggerated the form of the wide puffed ...
Índice
CHAPTER PAGE I BACK TO NATURE AND THE GREEKS | 13 |
PRUDERY AND ROMANTICISM | 26 |
SENTIMENTALISM AND THE RISE OF THE BOURGEOISIE | 38 |
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