The evolution of semi-ready clothing (HS85-10-21134) original
The evolution of semi-ready clothing.
The evolution of semi-ready clothing (HS85-10-21134)
The evolution of semi-ready clothing.
Albert Robida, The Fashions of the Day, from La Caricature, 3rd Novemb...
The Fashions of the Day by Albert Robida on the front page of La Caricature, 3 November 1883
High-change in Bond Street, - ou - la politesse du grande monde by Jam...
High-change in Bond Street, - ou - la politesse du grande monde, by James Gillray (died 1815), published 1796. See source website for additional information. Shows men flagrantly and blatantly violating the chi... More
The graces in a high wind by James Gillray
A satirical engraving by James Gillray (died 1815), published 1810. This caricatures the loosely-clinging Empire/Regency styles, worn with few layers of stiffening petticoats. Many people alive in 1810 would h... More
Public Domain Images - Balbi caricature
Anne de Caumont La Force, countess of Balbi (b.1753 - d.1842), mistress of the count of Provence (later Louis XVIII) Français : Anne de Caumont La Force, comtesse de Balbi (1753-1842), maîtress... More
Caricature, Les Grâces en pantalon, public domain cartoon image
Gravure coloriée à la main de la série Le Bon Genre publiée par Pierre de la Mésangère.
Mlle Des Victoire coiffure à la Grenade 1779. Unidentified engraver, 1...
"Miss Victory. Hair Style à la Grenada." - French propaganda print satirizing the "big hair" and themed hairstyles of female high fashion in the late 1770s, but also proclaiming the victory of Grenada (1779) du... More
James Gillray - A Peep at Christies; or Tally-ho, & His Nimeney-Pimmen...
Public domain image of painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Praktisk Mode Gadestudie i Juni1896
Practical Fashion. (Street Studio in June 1896) On the Promenade. On Cycle. (The joke is that the new-fangled "Bicycle suit" is the inverse of normal full-skirted walking clothes.) Dansk: Praktisk Mode. (Gadest... More
Caricature, Arolsen Klebeband 14 003, public domain cartoon image
Grafik aus dem Klebeband Nr. 14 der Fürstlich Waldeckschen Hofbibliothek Arolsen Motiv: Projet d'un habillement d'homme à la Grecque qui feroit bien de l'honneur au goût
Caricature, Arolsen Klebeband 14 005, public domain cartoon image
Grafik aus dem Klebeband Nr. 14 der Fürstlich Waldeckschen Hofbibliothek Arolsen Motiv: Projet d'un habillement de femme à la Grecque qui feroit bien de l'honneur au goût
Otho Cushing Puck - Public domain book illustration
Français : Otho Cushing ( 1871-1942 ), in Puck magazine, Making the bustle-shirt usefull, collection parçticulière, 21 x 28,5 cm.
Caricature, The Grecian Bend, public domain cartoon image
"The Grecian Bend", a Currier & Ives lithograph of a woman performing a popular 19th-century postural affectation.
Xavier Sager Autrefois et aujourd'hui Ceintures
Français : "Autrefois et Aujourd'hui", "En 1810 - La ceinture se nouait sous les bras", "En 1910 - La ceinture se noue sur les jambes", carte postale de Xavier Sager
Xavier Sager Course des Entravées
Français : "Course des Entravées", carte postale de Xavier Sager
Caricature, Xavier Sager La mode pratique, public domain cartoon image
Français : "La Mode pratique", "Avec cette robe-là, je n'ai plus peur des satyres", carte postale de Xavier Sager
Gillray-Three-Graces-in-High-Wind
"The Graces in a High Wind", a satirical engraving by James Gillray (published 1810). This caricatures the loosely-clinging Empire/Regency styles, worn with few layers of stiffening petticoats. Many people ali... More
1799-Cruikshank-Paris-ladies-full-winter-dress-caricature
"Parisian Ladies in their Full Winter Dress for 1800", an over-the-top exaggerated satirical Nov. 24th 1799 caricature print by Isaac Cruikshank, on the excesses of the late-1790s Parisian high Greek look, and... More
The gallery of fashion
"The Gallery of Fashion", caricature which satirizes early neo-classical influenced fashions in England under 5 aspects: A La Turk Ottoman-influenced unskirted outfit which women could not have worn in public ... More
The Graces of 1794
"The Graces of 1794", a caricature of three women whose depicted clothing satirizes the beginnings of neo-classical fashion influences in England. The toplessness of the center outfit is of course completely u... More
Xavier Sager La mode en 1910 1 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Français : "La mode en 1910 - Avec sa nouvelle robe, elle ne pourra plus ruer", carte postale
Jerome Paturot a la recherche d'une position sociale 1846 (115872654)
Polski: Adres wydawniczy: Paris : J. J. Dubochet, 1846Współtwórcy: Grandville (1803-1847) IlOpis fizyczny: [8], 460 s., 32 tabl. : il. ; 27 cm
Caricature, PukModerneMilitarisme1894no46, public domain cartoon image
Dansk: Moderne militarismeEnglish: Fashionable militarism Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Verspate Mode 147 Fliegehde Blatter Band LXXVIII
Satire on an extreme version of mid-1880s fashions with a full "back-shelf" bustle. The shape of the woman's clothes is likened to a mythological centaur.
Un autre monde 1844 (69841540)
Polski: Adres wydawniczy: Paris : H. Founier, 1844Współtwórcy: Delord, Taxile (1815-1877)Opis fizyczny: [4], 295, [1] s., 38 k. tabl. : il. ; 27 cm
Caricature, Corset1905 110Fig87, public domain cartoon image
Français : Fig. 87. — Les suppléans. Redrawn 1905 version of 1797 illustration of man holding out bosom pad to flat-chested woman wearing an exaggerated bonnet.
Women smoking caricature - Victorian era public domain image
Caption from the source: "Bloomerism – an American custom", cartoon from Punch, 1851. Some American women appeared in the streets of London in a tunic and trousers, confirming a certain brassy stereotype. The ... More
Flögel1862 32 Caricatur auf die Herren-Mode
Tafel aus Karl Friedrich Flögel, Friedrich Wilhelm Ebeling (Bearb.): "Geschichte des Grotesk-Komischen", 1862; Flögel1862 32 Caricatur auf die Herren-Mode.jpg
Caricature, Flögel1862 34 Mode, public domain cartoon image
Tafel aus Karl Friedrich Flögel, Friedrich Wilhelm Ebeling (Bearb.): "Geschichte des Grotesk-Komischen", 1862; Flögel1862 34 Mode.jpg
Caricature, Flögel1862 37 Henne, public domain cartoon image
Die Calecutische Henne im Bal- und Staats-Kleid Tafel 37 aus Karl Friedrich Flögel, Friedrich Wilhelm Ebeling (Bearb.): "Geschichte des Grotesk-Komischen", 1862
1913-Dictates-of-Fashion-Calvert-Life-cartoon
1913 cartoon on the dictates of fashion from the old "Life" magazine. An ugly long-eared spirit of fashion (with crown and sceptre) passes out decrees to women, such as "You should have small hips to be in sty... More
Alfred-Grevin-19th-century-fashion
A somewhat subjective and fanciful mid-Victorian caricature by Alfred Grévin, which seems to express his personal opinion of the progressive degeneration of women's clothing styles over the first seven or eight... More
British graces, attireing the Circassian Venus in the English costume
Satirical print. Museum's description: "Three fat Englishwomen, wearing feathered bonnets, are dressing the fair Circassian, see No. 13391, &c. One laces a corset-bodice, which covers her breasts and reaches al... More
The Trailing Skirt, Death Loves a Shining Mark
"The Trailing Skirt - Death Loves a Shining Mark." American satirical cartoon featuring the Grim Reaper following a maid brushing off a fashionable trailing skirt. The skirt, hung on a rack, is shown as a carr... More
MADAME TALLIEN AU JARDIN DES TUILERIES1799
Late 19th century depiction of the alleged fashion excesses of fashionable Parisiennes of the Directoire period (not necessarily 100% historically accurate to 1799).
Caricature, Robida vingtieme siecle p41 1, public domain cartoon image
Français : MODES PARISIENNES EN SEPTEMBRE 1952 English: 1883 prediction of clothing styles for 1952, which got the idea that the outer layer of women's clothing would only come down to the knees approximately... More
Xavier Sager Chapeau au théâtre
Français : "Madame, je vous prie d'ôter votre chapeau! j'ai payé ma place un louis : c'est pour voir!" - "Moi, j'ai payé mon chapeau vingt-cinq louis : c'est pour qu'on le voie!", carte postale, envoyée en 1909
Xavier Sager La mode de 1909 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Français : "La mode de 1909 ", carte postale
Xavier Sager Les tout derniers Chapeaux de théâtre
Français : "Les tout derniers Chapeaux de théâtre!", carte postale, envoyée en 1908
Caricature, 1941SovietPropaganda, public domain cartoon image
"Winter Fashion, 1941" See "NATION AND GENDER IN THE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF WAR PROPAGANDA" by Oleg Riabov Immediate image source: [no longer available]
Les Parisiennes-18-Maillots Sur Mesure
Maillots Sur Mesure by Alfred Grévin
Les Parisiennes-25-Coulisses
Coulisses by Alfred Grévin
Les Parisiennes-59-Coulisses
Coulisses by Alfred Grévin
Les Parisiennes-95-Coulisses
Coulisses by Alfred Grévin
Les Parisiennes-19-Philosophie Melee
Philosophie Melee by Alfred Grévin
Les Parisiennes-34-Une Idylle
Une Idylle by Alfred Grévin
Les Parisiennes-70-Biliet De Faveur
Biliet De Faveur by Alfred Grévin
Les Parisiennes-63-Sur L'Asphalte
Sur L'Asphalte by Alfred Grévin
Snip's warehouse for ready made cloaths, great variety of fancy waistc...
Engraving published by Robert Sayer.
1824-smoking-Heath-caricature - Victorian era public domain image
"Corinthian Steamers, or Costumes and Customs of 1824", a Feb. 26 1824 caricature by W. Heath, showing a dandy's moustache catching on fire, and another dandy behaving in shocking violation of etiquette. This s... More
Cham-bonnet-caricature - Drawing. Public domain image.
A satire on the beaked bonnet by French artist "Cham" (Amédée de Noé) -- the man is proceeding to desperate measures to try to get a glimpse of the lady's face (hidden under her bonnet when she looks down) as ... More
G-Cruikshank-Inconveniences-Crowded-Drawing-Room-1818
"The inconveniences of a crowded drawing room", a famous May 6th 1818 caricature by George Cruikshank. Shows a crowded royal "drawing room" reception (in a London palace). The woman at the left (whose train ... More
Caricature, Monstrosities of 1818, public domain cartoon image
"Monstrosities of 1818" contemporary caricature of 1818 British fashion. Public domain scan of 18th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Der weiten Reiff-Röck Ehren-Ruhm c1790
Der weiten Reiff-Röck Ehren-Ruhm Mu0 jetzt in das Exilium Karikatur auf die Abschaffung des Reifrocks mit Spottversen Augsburg, um 1790, 23 x 20,6 cm (Darstellung) Nürnberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Graph... More
English Caricaturists, 1893 - The Adelaide Mill
Caricature of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen of William IV, insisting that her ladies-in-waiting(?) or servants(?) should discard the extravagances and eccentricities of 1830 fashion (huge leg-of-lamb sleev... More
Caricature, June Ladys Disaster, public domain cartoon image
The Lady's Disaster, satirical print of a hoop skirt caught on a wall mounting.
Print made by James Gillray 1796
"Ladies Dress, as it soon will be --" a satire published Jan 20th, 1796, engraved by James Gillray after a drawing by "Henry C----e". This caricatures the new trend toward strongly neo-classical or "Directoir... More
1793-1778-contrast-right - Public domain portrait engraving
A 1793 depiction of a couple dressed in French formal court styles of ca. 1778. (For a contemporary 1778 color depiction of an outfit similar to what the woman is wearing, see Image:1778-jeune-dame-de-qualite-e... More
Caricature, Cruikshank - The Cholic, public domain cartoon image
Die Dame hatte sich – wie das Bild an der Wand zeigt – zu früheren Zeiten gerne ein Glas Alkohol genehmigt.
Caricature, Monstrosities of 1818 restored, public domain cartoon imag...
"Monstrosities of 1818", an October 3rd 1818 caricature by George Cruikshank exaggerating the latest style trends in British fashion. For women, this was a trend towards a conical silhouette (as opposed to the... More
Invisibles-Tete-a-Tete-poke-bonnet-satire-1810s
"Les Invisibles en Tête-à-Tête", a French satire on the poke bonnet (called "invisible" in French), 1810s. No. 16 in the series of engravings, "Le Suprême Bon Ton" (probably from the 1810s).
Philip Dawe, The Macaroni. A Real Character at the Late Masquerade (17...
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Philip Dawe, The Macaroni. A Real Character at the Late Masquerade (17...
Public domain image of 17th-18th century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Suprême Bon Ton n°2 - Mode du jour
Français : Publié dans Le Suprême Bon Ton n°2 - La mode du jour English: Satire on Directoire fashions
Waist-and-Extravagance-ca-1830-fashion-satire-Heath
Public domain image of 18th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bustle 1870 Punch Or The London Charivarl - A drawing of a lady with a...
Caricature of Bustle as snail Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Caricature, CoiffurePouf, public domain cartoon image
“Coiffure Pouf”, satirical caricature of French hairdo in vogue at the time of Marie-Antoinette
Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century corset, fash...
Public domain image with Picryl description as title
Sem Chanel 1919 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Caricature of Coco Chanel in the album "Le grand monde à l'envers"
Slaves of Fashion, Punch October 1909
Slaves of Fashion
Honoré Daumier, O qu'ils sont laids!, 1836, NGA 6439
Public domain photograph of 18th019th-century cartoon print, satirical portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A scene in Kensington Gardens, or fashion and frights of 1829 - Cruiks...
An amusing sketch showing people dressed up, in the park. Public domain scan of British political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Monstrosities of 1825-26 LACMA M.46.7.2
England, circa 1825-1826 Drawings Pencil, black ink, and watercolor on paper, laid down Gift of Miss Bella Mabury for the Paul Rodman Mabury Collection (M.46.7.2) Prints and Drawings
"Blasts" from The Ram's Horn (1902) (14598166777)
Identifier: blastsfromramsho00unse (find matches) Title: "Blasts" from The Ram's Horn Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Poetry Publisher: Chicago, The Ram's Horn Co. Contributing Library: University o... More
Caricature; wit and humor of a nation in picture, song and story (1911...
Identifier: caricaturewit00newy (find matches) Title: Caricature; wit and humor of a nation in picture, song and story Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: Subjects: American wit and humor Caricatures and cartoons P... More
Images galantes et esprit de l'etranger- Berlin, Munich, Vienne, Turin...
Identifier: imagesgalanteset00gran (find matches) Title: Images galantes et esprit de l'etranger: Berlin, Munich, Vienne, Turin, Londres Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Grand-Carteret, John, 1850-1927 Subjects: ... More
Images galantes et esprit de l'etranger- Berlin, Munich, Vienne, Turin...
Identifier: imagesgalanteset00gran (find matches) Title: Images galantes et esprit de l'etranger: Berlin, Munich, Vienne, Turin, Londres Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Grand-Carteret, John, 1850-1927 Subjects: ... More
Skämtbilden och dess historia i konsten (1910) (14761576911)
Identifier: skmtbildenochd00lauruoft (find matches) Title: Skämtbilden och dess historia i konsten Year: 1910 (1910s) Authors: Laurin, Carl Gustaf Johannes, 1868-1940 Subjects: Caricature -- History Caricat... More
Skämtbilden och dess historia i konsten (1910) (14784556703)
Identifier: skmtbildenochd00lauruoft (find matches) Title: Skämtbilden och dess historia i konsten Year: 1910 (1910s) Authors: Laurin, Carl Gustaf Johannes, 1868-1940 Subjects: Caricature -- History Caricat... More
Skämtbilden och dess historia i konsten (1910) (14762294864)
Identifier: skmtbildenochd00lauruoft (find matches) Title: Skämtbilden och dess historia i konsten Year: 1910 (1910s) Authors: Laurin, Carl Gustaf Johannes, 1868-1940 Subjects: Caricature -- History Caricat... More
The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times...
Identifier: dawnofxixthcentu00ashtrich (find matches) Title: The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times Year: 1890 (1890s) Authors: Ashton, John, b. 1834 Subjects: Great Britain ... More
Caricature, Die Hosenmode Jupe-culotte, public domain cartoon image
Deutsch: "Die Hosenmode Jupe-culotte", Ansichtskarte, "Printed in Germany", gestempelt in Leipzig 1911
1802-Les-Modernes-Incroyables - Public domain portrait drawing
a satire on male fashions from Caricatures Parisiennes, 1802. (The original "Incroyables" were males who took up cutting-edge or extreme fashions in the 1790s; their female counterparts were the "Merveilleuses".)
March of intellect 4
Caricature
March of intellect 2
Caricature
Un autre monde 1844 (69842938)
Polski: Adres wydawniczy: Paris : H. Founier, 1844Współtwórcy: Delord, Taxile (1815-1877)Opis fizyczny: [4], 295, [1] s., 38 k. tabl. : il. ; 27 cm
A Macaroni dressing room
Engraving.