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1883 – Pierre Auguste Renoir, City Dance (Danse à la ville)

1880-1889, 19th century, artwork analysis

In City Dance, Renoir paints a fashionable Parisienne, waltzing with her dance partner, in a winter ball. Dressed in the latest neoclassically draped evening dress style for young women, the dancer’s simple, draped gown is tasteful and classic in the lack of heavy ornamentation and frills.

poke bonnet

19th century, B, P, term definition

A nineteenth-century women’s hat that featured a large brim which extended beyond the wearer’s face.

Compartment Couture: New York City Department Stores 1850-1930

19th century, 20th century, thematic essays

By examining fashion modes, economical and societal fluctuations, and urban developments, this essay explores how New York City department stores changed from their initial founding as dry goods stores, developed through the turn of the twentieth century, and emerged in the interwar years.

Spanish farthingale

15th century, 16th century, 17th century, F, S, term definition

A skirt made with a series of hoops that widened toward the feet to create a triangular or conical silhouette, created in the late fifteenth century.

panes/paning

15th century, 16th century, 17th century, P, term definition

A method of decoration using long parallel strips of fabric arranged to reveal a contrasting fabric underneath that was fashionable from the 15th-17th centuries.

Month: Last updated Sep 10, 2018 | Published on Sep 13, 2018

1883 – Pierre Auguste Renoir, City Dance (Danse à la ville)

poke bonnet

Compartment Couture: New York City Department Stores 1850-1930

Spanish farthingale

panes/paning

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