For customers considering 1875 (these fashions) to 1883 (see “Buy 1883!“) – we present 6 images of women for talking purposes… 1875 was the “first bustle era” while 1883 was “no bustle era”. Building for the later keeps cost and underwear down.. literally. We can build these for you!! (from”the …
.. which was completely made up – an anagram of her previous title of “Napoli”. She remarried in Florence, Italy, Francesco Macdonald. They had no children. She had 4 children through her first marriage to Joachim Murat. 2 went to the new United States, and came back again to Italy …
… Napoleon had his first illegitimate child with Elenore Denuelle. Caroline then brought in Marie Louise as Napoleon’s 2nd wife. In the meantime, Caroline, married to Joachim Murat, became the Grand Duchess of Berg and Cleves. She focused on her husband’s affairs, which unfortunately for him, included alliance with anti-Napoleonic …
… because despite their age differences, they were competing key influences on women and fashion. Below you can see Josephine’s early Regency style. That is her daughter Hortense and son Eugene de Beauharnais. A carefree Caroline is shown just before 1800 in the featured portrait. Note how these women take …
… even though Josephine had done the favor of approving Caroline’s marriage. Caroline went to school with Josephine’s daughter by another marriage, Hortense. None of the women liked each other, because each thought Napoleon favored the other. Note the use of coral in these 1805-1807 ensembles. These tiaras and ornaments …
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… we discussed before in great detail, as she was influential in getting rid of Josephine and bringing in Marie Louise as Napoleon’s new wife. Caroline moved with her parents to France during the French Revolution. There she fell in love with her brother Napoleon’s VERY fashionable general, Marshal Joachim …
.. Mathilde entered the fashion world in the 1850-60’s, embracing the early to mid-Victorian styles complete with crinolines. As a patron of arts and letters, it was important that she appear royal even at leisure. (Below: Mathilde’s actual garment; Featured: Mathilde in Court Formal dress)
… Bonaparte (Napoleon 1st’s little brother), was a patron of the arts and beloved by her country. She was also very fashionable. This generation ended the Regency “little white dress” that had evolved by about 1820 into the “very ornamented Spanish and Rococco little white dress”, and entered the “Victorian …
.. were considered the “young and sexy” Royal couple, as illustrated in this portrait as they pose in military and formal (Late Regency) style.
