At 18:14 09/03/2006, you wrote:
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
A hunting suit like this would have ben worn on special occations
like hunting with the king and queen. Masculine fashion like this
was only used for hunting. The tricorne, her Steinkirke cravate,
the jacket with the big cuffs, the way the buttonholes are worked
and all the buttons.
http://www.costumes.org/history/leloir/vol10/48_1692.jpg
Does anyone know what portrait this drawing is based on? From what I
can determine, Leloir's costume books came out in the mid 1800's.
I'd like to see some of his sources, including the ones for this image:
http://www.costumes.org/history/leloir/vol10/47_1693-98.jpg
This is one of the series I am talking about, and it is by Bonnart!
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Summer-city-dress-1678_i1344960_.htm?aid=974174
Suzi
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