Habit à la francaise/1780
This is a wonderful representative of the artistic use of richly patterned silks. As the original (see last picture) shows, these flashy silks were very fashionable!
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This suit is characterised by its delightful fabric, which is a replica of a pattern from the Louis Seize century, full silk, of course.
The waistcoat is covered with finest hand embroidery.
It was a special pleasure for us to use original Alencon lace from the 18th century for jabot and sleeves!
Here, the assimilation of a contemporary museum piece becomes evident.