Cartoon: 1812 -1813 Woman elaborately clothed and wearing neck ruffle steps off the kerb into the street. #cartoon #Regencyfashion #janeausten
1812 -1813 Woman elaborately clothed and wearing a fichu, or neck ruffle, steps off the kerb into the street. She holds up her dress before stepping over the dirty Parisian gutter. French Cartoon Series Le Bon Genre Plate 54. Published by: Pierre La Mésangère. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveFashion1810-1814
- Le Bon Genre, or Good Taste, series pokes fun at the absurdities of the fashion styles adopted by high society.
- Plate 54: Manches en Spirale. Profusion de Garnitures. Mouchoir servant de porte-clef.
- Manches en Spirale: Spiral Sleeves. Spiraling or puffy sleeves of the late Empire period looked like three-scoop ice cream cones.
- Profusion de Garnitures: Profusion of Trimmings.
- Ridicules the excessive use of ruffles, bows, and lace on a garment.
- Mouchoir servant de porte-Clef: Handkerchief used as a Keyring. Women made a fashion statement by carrying richly decorated handkerchiefs that doubled as makeshift keyrings.
Definition Fichu: Triangular piece of lace, muslin, or other cloth worn about the neck and cleavage to fill in a low bodice or neckline and preserve a lady’s modesty. From the French ‘thrown over’.
