#cothurnes

[chic-a-gigot]

Journal des Dames et des Modes, Costume Parisien, 15 mars 1799, An 7 (95): Chapeau à fond plissé, orné d'une demi-Guirlande. Spencer Bordé en Velours. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Woman with child in hand. Hat, pleated at the back, decorated with flowers: 'demi-garland'. Spencer trimmed in velvet. Shoes with crossed ribbons and pointed toes (cothurnes). The print is part of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, published by Sellèque, Paris, 1797-1839.