The Biedermeier period (Regency period in England) was one of the great periods of male fashion. Men wore close fitting dress coats or evening coats, top hats, and colored waist coats. At the time, some men even wore corsets to achieve the perfect figure. [Continue]
This image is adapted from one of the first illustrated French fashion magazines, Le Journal des Dames et Des Modes, which was published between 1793 and 1839. [Continue]
This wonderful French fashion illustration of a mother and daughter comes from a January 31, 1897 edition of Le Petit Echo de La Mode, a Parisian Fashion journal. The background color, spine color, etc, are customizable. La Belle Epoque in France corresponds to what was called the Edwardian period in England. The women here wear [Continue]