July 1807 La Belle Assemblie

Mob Cap

La Bell Assemblee, Princess of Wales

 

I'm having a little trouble scanning these. Even with my "new, improved" scanner. Some of the fashion plates are actually crammed into the binding of the book. I don't think even cutting them out (sacrilege!) would work.

A couple from 1814. Gentleman looks like Cary Grant!

Costumes Parisien, 1814

A couple more fashion prints from Costumes Parisien, these with couples. Funny mixture of formal & informal.  That is, who would wear a straw hat and carry a parasol to a Ball?  But maybe that was the fashion then!