Louis XVI fashion 1790-1792. French Revolution costumes à la guillotine. « Histoire du costume » par Henry Harald Hansen. Neoclassicism.

At the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, there were no warships available for use by the revolting colonists, but Americans had had long experience in maritime affairs. Much of the British trade had been carried in American bottoms, and North Americans had made up a large portion of the seamen in the Royal Navy. Although no ship larger than a frigate had ever been built in the colonies, it was not long before commerce raiders, flying the flag of the new country, were on the high…

Fashion Flashback: Given that fashion was instrumental in the creation of Canada, this blog series explores the development of what Canadians wore one era at a time. Woman’s Dress (Redingote) (c. 1…

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Large fine art coloured lithograph print by BRAUN AND SCHNEIDER from "ZUR GEIFCHICHTE DER KOSTUME" published in 1861 in Munich by Dr. G. Wolf & Sohn. This antique print's image is about 15" x 12" a page that is 17" x 13 ". It is blank on verso. BUY 5 or MORE PRINTS or MAPS AND WORLDWIDE SHIPPING IS FREE !