"After us - even a flood!" The Gallant Age (fr. Fetes galantes) is a conventional name for the period 1715-1770, which replaced the "great age" of Louis XIV. Some historians extend it to the French Revolution of 1789. Another name for this period, "Rococo" (French for "rocaille" - shell), a reference to the then popular ornament in the form of a shell or curl, appeared in the 19th century. Gallant age ...

One of the most beautiful women of her time with a tragic fate. Living in luxury, possessing wealth and power, she had a delicate vulnerable soul. She appreciated freedom, wrote poetry, painted, loved horseback riding and travel. Being fabulously beautiful, she wanted to keep her youth longer. She carefully looked after herself: masks, lotions, special baths and physical exercises. Sissy's pride ...

  Exciting mini, various midi, mysterious maxi ... Truly, a skirt is an amazing piece of women's wardrobe. It is appropriate in any situation and is present in any style of clothing. At the same time, at the dawn of its appearance, the skirt had the simplest form: in fact, any piece of fabric wrapped around the body was a skirt. In addition, at the beginning of her story, she ...

Briefly about the main thing. The beginning of the image. Each time, starting to create a new doll, the most important task arises before me - to embody this or that image in such a way as to convey the character and spirit of not only the character, but also the era to which he or she belongs. To do this, I try to study the subject of the costume as deeply as possible. First, it's terribly interesting and ...

Collar of the XVI-XVII centuries. Story. Sewing master class. My name is Olga Sidorova. And I make porcelain dolls in historical costumes. The costumes on my dolls are detachable, made according to restored old patterns. Before starting work, I carefully study the information, look at the paintings, read the publications of professionals so that the costume is as similar to the original as possible. I bring to your attention a story about ...

Milling cutter, raf, gorghera, bryzi - what is it? In the history of fashion, these terms are often used to describe the costumes of the 16th-17th centuries. So in different languages were called very fashionable in those days, rigid round corrugated collars made of starched fabric or lace. The fashion for such collars appeared in Spain and gradually spread to other countries. At first it was a small ...