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Luxus in Seide
Mode des 18. Jahrhunderts
Kulturgeschichtliche Spaziergänge im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Volume 19
An unpublished silk gown in the rare andrienne silhouette and a red silk hoop skirt with whalebone support (1750) are the main focus of this book. They are complemented by jewelry and accessories, including an early linen parasol with printed designs in blue. Three professions – dressmakers, embroiderers (both male and female), and silk weavers – are discussed in detail. This study reveals the complex meaning of women’s fashion in the eighteenth century, which served to represent class status and also had great economic and cultural value. On the basis of about 100 objects from the collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, this volume offers substantial insight into the French-influenced luxury clothing of the Rococo period.
