At 19:41 14/10/2005, you wrote:
I have a question about colours for the habit francaise arround 1770ies. Must the waistcoat always be of lighter colour than the jacket? I was so fortunate to find a ribbed silk today in dusty rose colour. It is a Armani silk. Naturally i baught the whole rest wich was 6,30 meters. I thoaght it would be nice with a darker grey coloured waistcoat. Make grey embroidery on the dusty rose jacket and dusty rose embroidery on the grey waistcoat? I dont think i have seen other pictures with darker waistcoat, except for a black one wich went with black breeches and black jacket. Any ideas?
I have not seen, that I remember, any fashion plates showing a darker waistcoat. Nor any complete suits with darker waistcoats. But we don't know for sure. Maybe someone did wear it like that because, like you, he had a superb waistcoat to show off.
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