A stand at the Champ de Mars races, 1848

The woman depicted in this plate is wearing a dress with a blue redingote and a pink bonnet. She has a corseted waist and her skirt is supported by a fairly narrow crinoline, . The men in the middle ground are wearing similar dark coats with a fitted waist and tails, as well as top hats. Abstract sources: Boucher, François. 20,000 Years of Fashion. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1967. Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris: Flammarion, 1996.

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1898

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