1906 – John White Alexander, Study in Black and Green
Alexander replicated this same evening gown in paintings over a six-year period as it slowly progressed from fashionable to outdated.
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Month: Last updated Jan 11, 2023 | Published on Jan 7, 2023
1787 – Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Madame Adélaïde
A complex portrait of Louis XV’s daughter Marie-Adélaïde clinging to the old regime of France through fashion and decor just before the revolution.
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1995 – Lee, Sense and Sensibility
The film Sense and Sensibility is based on a novel of the same name by Jane Austen, originally published in 1811. The adapted screenplay was written by Emma Thompson, who also plays one of the lead characters, Elinor Dashwood, whose costumes are the focus of this study.
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1801 – Marie Denise Villers, Young Woman Drawing
This painting by a young female artist was probably done of one of her friends in their painting studio and features a woman dressed in fashionable neoclassical simplicity.
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