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Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, 10 juin 1788, 3e Année, 21e cahier. Planche II. The coat worn by the young man depicted in this plate is of taffeta with distinct medium-width crimson and white (vertical) stripes. Beneath this coat, the young man wears a white ribbed basin waistcoat, forming stripes, known as ‘English basin’, trimmed with white piping; A pair of sky blue breeches, with a drawstring waist, buttonholes and garters embroidered in white thread. The garters taper at the ends; Silk stockings with broad blue and white (vertical) stripes blending into one another. On his shoes he wears long rectangular buckles. The frill and cuffs of his shirt are of plain batiste, hemmed with medium-width hems. Around his collar, a very wide muslin cravat, the ends of which first form a large bow at the front and then fall very low over the frill. His hair is curled into two ringlets, one above the other, very thick and very long, forming pigeon’s wings on either side, and into a Greek-style donkey’s back, split at the back in a horseshoe shape. His hair is tied low into a long, thin queue. On his head, a hat à l’Androsmane. In his right hand, a medium-sized bamboo cane, topped with a small golden knob. Rijksmuseum object number RP-P-2009-1669A Description from BnF Gallica: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1527903f/f3.item.zoom#
Young man wearing a crimson and white striped coat, sky blue breeches, blue and white striped stockings. On his head a hat à l'Androsmane. Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, 10 juin 1788. #FashionPlateFriday #dresshistory #18thc
![Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, 30 septembre 1787, 32e cahier, 2e année, Pl. 1.
Original description translated into English:
The young man, on whom we have depicted the current fashion, is dressed in a Louviers cloth coat with broad dark green stripes and broad dark red stripes, which are clear and pronounced.
Many different colours of cloth with two very broad faded stripes are worn. Some even wear cloth with three stripes, but in these cases the middle stripe is smaller than the other two, blending into each side and, so to speak, merely linking and nuancing the other two stripes.
The two blended stripes are usually pale yellow; purple and red; purple and pink; blue and yellow; etc.
The three stripes are purple, pink and sky blue: the pink stripe in the middle; grey, white and blue: the white stripe in the middle; scarlet, yellow and purple: the yellow stripe in the middle; etc.
The young man's coat is lined with red twill and trimmed with dark purple piping.
Under his coat, the young man wears a white waistcoat, edged with a long white silk trim;
Casimir cloth breeches, where the seams of the garters, buttonholes, and drawstring, now narrow, are made of green silk and form delicate embroidery.
We may recall that two months ago, we said that this fashion for seams of various colours was beginning to catch on; it is almost the only one accepted today.
The young man wears white silk stockings.
His shoes have large oval buckles.
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Continuation of the original description translated into English:
In his pockets, he has two watches, one of which has a gold chain adorned with gold charms, and the other a simple blue silk cord adorned with a very large key, either in gold, silver, or crystal surrounded by a gold circle, or in agate similarly surrounded by a gold circle.
His hair is curled into two very long curls on each side, and in a Greek style at the back, parted in a horseshoe shape at the back and falling slightly in a shell shape on his forehead. At the back his hair is tied in a long plait à la Panurge.
His shirt is trimmed with cuffs and a jabot of fine batiste, all plain.
Around his neck is a wide cravat, which is wrapped three times and forms a medium-sized bow at the front.
He holds his hat in his hand, refurbished in the Androsmane style.
He is depicted bowing in greeting as he walks along a public promenade.
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