Costume Parisien: Men

Costume Parisien An.11

Costume Parisien, very early pub. 1797.

Frenchmen Fashion Plates, Empire

Here are a couple of sexy Frenchmen one of whom seem to be in quite a hurry.

Costume Parisien Empire Fashion Plate

French Empire Fashion Plate

While looking thru my files for scans that might make a nice "Regency Valentine's Day Card" I found nested file-within-file a folder labeled "MISC Scans". Full of gorgeous scans, mostly of French fashion plates. So I am looking forward to hours of nit-picky photoshop fun.  Heh.

Work in Progress

After working for 2 days on the face, this lady has a very sweet smile.

I've been working on cleaning up a Costume Parisien fashion plate.  The plate is in bad condition; it looks as tho the person doing the water-color wash accidentally smeared it, or spilled something on it.  The original engraving must have come out a bit odd; giving the lady's face a sort of negative-racoon-look!

Its taking me awhile because I'm trying to get results that look a lot like the original intent.  Otherwise, I'd just sketch it by hand.  Which I may do anyway, just for fun.

Children's fashion plates from Costume Parisien

The plate on the left is a little boy.

They're surprisingly similar, aren't they?

Equestrian Ladies from Costume Parisien

I colorized the plate on the right- my original was so faded, everything was greyish-yellow, except the lady's green shoes and bright scarf.  Also, I added some color to the fur hat on the left.

Another Costume Parisien MEN's Fashion 1817-1820

Couple of cuties

Here are two, make that four - now six- more Men's Regency (Empire) Fashion.  One coat in the Russian style, another announces a new type of ... hat?

Costume Parisien

Lady's Magazine Fashion Print

My Lady's Magazine prints are very yellowed, and a bit spotty; so it takes a little time to clean them up.  I think I'll show a few "as is",  We'll see.  Here's another one.    Coming: a few Mystery engravings.

Costumes Parisiens, and Costume Parisien

Some equestrian fashion plates.

Fashion plates from the French Fashion magazine "Modes Etc"

These are very good engravings, but the watercolor washes over them were rather sloppy, and when scanned every flaw in the paper was magnified.  I whitened them, and touched up some of the painting.

 

Costume Parisien fashion plates, early 1800's

Here's a pretty old Costume Parisien, #48.3 .  No date, but judging from the dresses, pretty early 1800's.