The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Fashion

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chapter three
FASHION

PhilipM.Soergel

IMPORTANT EVENTS … 108
OVERVIEW … 111
TOPICS

The Regulation of Consumption … 113
Fashion Trends in the Early Seventeenth Century … 116
The Rise of the Netherlands … 117
The Age of Louis XIV … 119
Fashion Beyond the Court … 125
The High Tide of French Fashion … 128
Reaction to the Rococo … 133
Fashion During the French Revolution … 138

SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE

Marie-Jeanne Bécu du Barry … 142
Josephine Bonaparte … 143
Françoise d'Aubigné Maintenon … 144
Marie-Antoinette … 144
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson Pompadour … 146

DOCUMENTARY SOURCES … 147

SIDEBARS AND PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
Primary sources are listed in italics
Of the Finest Gold (letter from Madame de Sévigné concerning new fashion) … 120
Grand Preparation for a Royal Wedding (entry by Saint-Simon regarding dress for a royal wedding) … 122
Clothing Queen Marie-Antoinette (excerpt from Campan's memoirs) … 123
A Theft of Fine Linen (entry by Rousseau concerning a robbery) … 127
A Morning Gown (excerpt from Richardson's novel Clarissa) … 130
Keeping Abreast of Style (excerpts from letters by Sheridan concerning fashion) … 134
The Politics of Color (excerpt from Hyde's memoirs concerning fashion and politics) … 139

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