What a stunning robe à la francaise gown. I’m into historical dress as well. Love the embroidery and color. A lady would have had a servant to help get dressed. However, if need be, a lady could dress herself. Hardest part would be lacing herself into her stays, which in itself isn’t hard to do, and contrary to the typical Hollywood narrative, wasn’t uncomfortable, every lady wore one for posture, bust supportive, and to help achieve the fashionable silhouette (to anyone who doesn’t know what a pair of stays is). My area of expertise is dress from Victorian and Edwardian eras, however I find the Rococo style from this era absolutely beautiful.
I love the choices to color coordinate the stomacher and petticoat with the gown but to leave them plain. It really lets the viewer take in the gown as it would have been worn without distracting from it or inserting the “editor’s voice” by guessing what those things would have looked like.
Why is the back not shown? Different views and angles show the front but the back? Despite several references to the deep folds and volume of fabric required to create the back, the most we can see of the back is at 4:07 and 4:44.
Gorgeous. Do you know anything of who wore it originally? I find it fascinating that it was kept safely and preserved so well for over 200 years, even before it came to the museum
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What a stunning robe à la francaise gown. I’m into historical dress as well. Love the embroidery and color. A lady would have had a servant to help get dressed. However, if need be, a lady could dress herself. Hardest part would be lacing herself into her stays, which in itself isn’t hard to do, and contrary to the typical Hollywood narrative, wasn’t uncomfortable, every lady wore one for posture, bust supportive, and to help achieve the fashionable silhouette (to anyone who doesn’t know what a pair of stays is). My area of expertise is dress from Victorian and Edwardian eras, however I find the Rococo style from this era absolutely beautiful.
I want to see the back!
I love the choices to color coordinate the stomacher and petticoat with the gown but to leave them plain. It really lets the viewer take in the gown as it would have been worn without distracting from it or inserting the “editor’s voice” by guessing what those things would have looked like.
That was wonderful, thank you to the team that put this together.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Thanks Gerry. This is a great piece and a perfectly lovely gown.
Thank you Steph, we will be back with more costume related content soon!
Why is the back not shown? Different views and angles show the front but the back? Despite several references to the deep folds and volume of fabric required to create the back, the most we can see of the back is at 4:07 and 4:44.
This video is delightful. The gown is indeed lovely, but I so enjoyed your interpretation. I look forward to more historic dresses! Thank you!
Thanks for your comment, we're really glad you enjoyed the video!
Truth is Eternal, and so is clothing sense in Civilization....❤
love stuff like this
This was wonderful - so informative and learning about the dress and its context really brought it to life. I hope there will be more episodes!
Gorgeous. Do you know anything of who wore it originally? I find it fascinating that it was kept safely and preserved so well for over 200 years, even before it came to the museum
This was wonderful. Thank you!
Thank you, Gerry. Lovely to see this gown so beautifully presented. Looking forward to more costume on this channel.
Modern time will suggest sewing/affixing micro chips/cameras instead of precious stones, soft spoken details demand to say thanks🙏 Lovely!
Pity you don't really get to see the back.
I missed what country this was made in.