Good question — there's not much visible of her outfit! There are
Venetian carnivale images with women wearing veils.
Two places to check are in Yahoogroups. 18cWoman has many people
knowledgeable about 18thC dress. Lumieres might be even more specific
— there are many European members of that list and would have closer
access to sources.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/18cWoman/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lumieres/
-Carol
On Nov 9, 2010, at 9:41 AM, Michael Hamilton wrote:
Dear List,
I'm doing some early/mid 18th Century Italian costume making right
now. I'm
interested in distinctions between Italian (and various city-states in
Italy) and more general European style at the time (read: French).
To wit, one of my favorite paintings:
http://www.nationalmuseum.se/sv/English-startpage/Collections/
Painting/18th-century/The-Lady-with-the-Veil--/
In the caption, it mentions that Mrs Roslin-Giroust is dressed "a la
Boulognaise", or in the style of Bologna.
So, the big question - what about her dress is "Boulognaise"?
(BTW, google
unfortunately gets swamped by spaghetti recipes when you try to
google it).
Since Alexander Roslin had traveled widely in Italy, and he and his
wife
were living in Paris at the time, they would certainly have been
aware of
specific fashion difference. Not knowing who exactly wrote the
caption, I
am assuming that there *is* something distinct in the clothing, or
why would
it be mentioned?
Given that so little of her dress is actually visible, I suppose the
particular are narrowed down to:
-the veil
-the gloves
-the dress flounces
The dress flounces seem to be typical for that time... the gloves/
mitts seem
fairly typical (eg. "Costume Closeup"). The veil seems more like a
prop
here than an actual item....
So, anybody have any ideas? Any references that might be of help
identifying specifically italian-regional clothing differences in
the 18th
century?
Thanks and Best Regards,
Mike
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