At 15:42 20/10/2005, you wrote:
Hi.
In The Art of Dress by Ashelford, i have found a fashionprint of a
man wearing demi galla. He has lilc breeches and waistcoat, and a
green jacket. These collours are equally dark. Demi Galla was unlike
the full court dress only embroidered with a small edge. He is
escorting a lady in full galla, so i guess it would be all right
after all to make the waistcoat medium grey.
Bjarne
Is this fashion plate from "Galerie des Modes"1778-1787? If so, the
original colour of the man's suit is a sort of dark apple green, all
three pieces. with a blue lining to the coat. The date is 1779. It is
described as "gros de Naples" and is embroidered with "paillettes".
He is on the right and the lady in court dress is on the left,
wearing purple and carrying a small purse in her hand, collecting for
charity according to the text.
This may not be the same, but I cannot find my copy of the Ashelford
book to compare.
Suzi
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