#incroyables

[in-my-fop-era]

good morning

[turdus-migratorious]

From: “The Gilded Youth of Thermidor” by François Gendron (pg.63)

[cerasifera]

some ineffable incroyables

[microcosme11]

Les Incroyables (Muscadins) in 1795 by Eustache Lorsay, 1865. (AKA Auguste-Hilaire Eugène Lampsonius)

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[clove-pinks]

Gotta love Farid Chenoune, writing about the muscadins and it’s like 0% about their beliefs or politics and 100% about their clothes:

Muscadins were the odd heroes of the frenzy of extravaganza and pleasure-seeking that gripped Paris right after the Terror, and again during the Directory period (1795-1799) when they became known as incroyables. These flashy youths revived not only neoclassical garb, but also an Anglomania-inspired casualness that went so far as to promote a “used” look. Le Messager des Dames even claimed in 1796 that the height of fashion required that the tailor’s scissors “slip” when finishing some detail. Many muscadins, in fact, were craftsmen, shop assistants and errand boys in the luxury garment trades (wig-makers, tailors, shoe-makers, hat-makers). All were drawn to the idea of distinguished appearance.

— Farid Chenoune, A History of Men’s Fashion (translated by Deke Dusinberre)

[francepittoresque]

GASTRONOMIE | Debauve & Gallais : chocolatier des rois de France ➽ https://bit.ly/3p8I9t8 Depuis plus de 210 ans, la maison Debauve et Gallais exprime sa passion du chocolat à travers des créations uniques dont les subtiles saveurs sont régulièrement louées : Palets de ganaches, truffes, Croquamandes, Pistoles de Marie-Antoinette, Frivoles, Incroyables...

[lafcadiosadventures]

What’s up with Left Incroyable’s hand

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[sir-lancerlot]

Français Sous Le Directoire, Mode Dite Des Incroyables.

Date Issued: 1863 - 1869.