You might try looking in Braun and Schneider's history of costume book. It was made in the 1800's, but if there were regional differences in clothing, they would probably have not changed much in 100 years or so. Some regional dress is the same nowadays as it was in times past. I don't know if there is an equivalent for the states of Italy from that time. Old photos from the 1800's also might give clues.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Hamilton Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 6:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [h-cost] 18th C. Painting: "Lady with the Veil",Italian "Bolognaise" style? 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 _______________________________________________ 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
