tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post5051066947559803310..comments2024-03-08T04:27:48.022-05:00Comments on A Most Beguiling Accomplishment: Galerie des Modes, 15e Cahier, 2e FigureCassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post-32088345666389658042012-11-15T20:04:31.291-05:002012-11-15T20:04:31.291-05:00Ooh, thank you for this background info! Intrigui...Ooh, thank you for this background info! Intriguing.Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post-88577984556510350682012-11-15T10:48:30.219-05:002012-11-15T10:48:30.219-05:00To add a bit of history : around this time, there ...To add a bit of history : around this time, there was a very strong "vogue" for the recent idea (cf the book by Boulainvilliers) that the Franks were the ancestors of the french aristocracy, and the far more barbarian Gaulois, were those of the Tiers État. So this dress might have a bit of a (slight) political and social (and racialist) meaning to it.heileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202218644344950493noreply@blogger.com