In a message dated 12/15/2005 2:40:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The french claims it is english invention, english vise versa. French story was that two english ladies walked in a park with huge panniers in a french park, and they started a fashion very quickly. The english version, i dont know. *************************** I like the idea that girls selling bread in the market place would carry it in baskets on each hip, and throw their petticoats over the baskets to keep them protected....thus the name Pannier ["pan" is French for bread] But it is true that dome shaped hoops are seen early, like in the 1730s and at court they become very elongated and wide to display the unbelievably incredible embroidery on court mantuas in the 1740s and 50s. The style gets its best proportions in the 1760s [the style you most often see....like in films like "Dangerous Liaisons"] but starts to wane then so that they are old fashioned....or reserved for evening wear [and court] ...by the late 1770s and 80s. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
