Empire Fashions

This colouring book panorama of late-18th- and early-19th-century French fashions offers a fascinating survey of the clothing styles worn during and after the Revolution and in the Napoleonic era. Forty-five plates of detailed, accurate illustrations include representations of claw-hammer frock coats and vests for the well-dressed man, loose pantaloons and shorter skirts for the working classes, high-waisted promenade gowns for fashionable ladies, and dozens of period accessories. 45 black and white illustrations with an introduction and captions.