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The 18th century in fashion:

The fragments that are left to us in paintings and antiques, how we view it in film and popular culture and anything else that catches my eye.

Three cheers for unravelling!
There is no fun without it,
This important work
Drives away boredom.
While you rend
Ribbons and borders,
You can also gossip
And rend people.
-Mme du Deffand about a pastime of the late 18th century French upperclass

useful tags:

Clothing Physical 18th century clothing and jewelry

Fashion plate Fashion plates and prints

Paintings 18th century clothing as seen in paintings (contemporary and modern)

Recreation 18th century costumes

Film 18th century clothing in film and television