Anglaise was the term used for anything English or in the English style. Those with means in the French court, especially in the latter half or the 1700's craved any new fashion or food that had l'anglaise or americaine in its name , as these items were supposed to denote a move towards simplicity and naturalness.
Cindy Abel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chiara Francesca Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:22 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] RE: "anglaise"?? From: http://romancereaderatheart.com/france/timeline/ # ROBE A L'ANGLAISE: robe fitted and shaped to torso. # ROBE DU MATIN A L'ANGLAISE: English morning dress Does that help? Maybe there is a definition for it in the Costume library. Chiara On Wed, February 7, 2007 11:04 am, Eve Harris & David Stamper said: > Message: 14 > Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:08:31 -0500 > From: "Kate Pinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [h-cost] "anglaise"?? > To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Anybody know what an "anglaise" is? The quote from Woyzeck (written > by > Beuchner in 1836) has him talking to a Captain '...if I were a > proper > gentleman with a watch and an "anglaise" '... > > Kate > > ========================== > > My first reaction was "a bit of English crumpet" :-) but could it > refer to a > top hat? A watch and a hat are key accessories. Male English dress > at that > time was becoming more and more subdued. > > Eve Harris > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
