1869 – Red Silk Dress
This silhouette was popular in 1869, as a writer in Peterson’s Magazine wrote under “Fashions for June”:| Fashion History Timeline
This silhouette was popular in 1869, as a writer in Peterson’s Magazine wrote under “Fashions for June”:| Fashion History Timeline
An American painter and illustrator, John White Alexander (Fig. 1) began his career in New York in 1875 working for Harper’s Weekly. In 1877, Alexander moved to Paris for formal art training. From there he traveled to Bavaria, Italy, and back to New York. By 1881, he was on his way to becoming a successful painter, and by 1893, both his American and European reputations were flourishing. From his early landscapes and genre scenes to his later psychological portrait studies of women, Alexand...| Fashion History Timeline
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (Fig. 1) was a French painter born in 1749. She started her training in 1763 under miniature painter François-Elie Vincent and also studied pastels under Maurice-Quentin de La Tour from 1769-1774. She eventually opened up her own studio, where she taught at least nine other female artists. Labille-Guiard was the official painter for the daughters of Louis XV, the Mesdames de France, though she later leaned towards painting revolutionary leaders like Maximilien Robes...| Fashion History Timeline
Summer, sometimes referred to as A Portrait, was created in 1876 by French painter and printmaker James Tissot (Fig. 1). Tissot was born on October 15, 1836 in Nantes, France into a family of textile merchants. Twenty years later, around 1856, Tissot moved to Paris to study under Louis Lamothe and Hippolyte Flandrin. In 1859, he made his debut at the Paris Salon. He would continue to exhibit at the Salon until his move to London in 1871. Tissot lived in London where he gained fame and regular...| Fashion History Timeline
