Fashion in the French Revolution : new edition / Aileen Ribeiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ribeiro, Aileen, 1944- author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fashion--France.

Fashion.

Clothing and dress--France--History.

Clothing and dress.

France--History--1789-1793.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2026.

Summary:

Fashion in the French Revolution looks at the elaborate dress of French society and the court in the 1780s and the way in which plain clothing became identified with "democracy". Illustrated in full color throughout and with many new additional images, this extensively revised edition of Fashion in the French Revolution looks at the elaborate dress worn by the elite in the 1780s, and then the impact on people's lives and clothing as a result of the events of 1789 onwards. This was a period in which, for the first time, what one wore was radically affected by revolutionary politics and plain clothing became identified with 'democracy'. Award-winning dress historian Aileen Ribeiro skilfully weaves analysis of paintings, engravings, fashion plates and extant garments to reveal how clothing at all levels in society changed as a result. This new edition, as relevant, informative and provocative as when it was first published in 1988, brings the classic Fashion in the French Revolution to a new generation of readers interested in dress history, fine art, European 18th century history, and all those interested in intelligent, articulate and informed discussion of the period.

Contents:

Preface to the New Edition

Chapter 1: The Waiting Years

Chapter 2: Politics and Fashion 1789-1794

Chapter 3: Brave New World: People and State 1789-1794

Chapter 4: Decline and Fall; Thermidor and Directory 1795-1799

Postscript

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350320154

OCLC:

1520506740