Paris Fashions – 1813

First French Empire Walking Dresses in Vintage 1815 Pauquet Illustration

This authentic hand-colored fashion plate from 1815, published under the series Modes de Paris, showcases high-society outdoor apparel from the late Napoleonic and First French Empire eras. The historical composition, created after a design by Horace Vernet and engraved by Pauquet (Plate 90), features a lady and a young girl walking outdoors. The primary figure models a striking royal blue redingote overcoat with a high-waisted silhouette, paired with a white muslin under-skirt heavily decorated with multiple rows of pleated vandyke ruffles. Her look is elevated by a prominent white lace collar and a dark fabric reticule handbag held tightly in her hand, capturing the peak of early 19th-century Parisian winter and autumn transition wear.

Antique Regency Bonnet and Children’s Fashion Plates

An exceptional visual archive for early 19th-century millinery and textile history, this French print illustrates the unique headwear trends of post-Revolutionary high society. The central woman wears an extraordinary, towering white fabric bonnet adorned with thick curling ostrich plumes and structured satin bows that frame her face. Walking slightly behind her, the child models a soft pastel pink dress with a tiered ruffle neckline, finished with a matching tall fabric cap. This highly detailed illustration provides premium targeted keyword value for historical pattern makers, theatrical hat designers, and curators analyzing late Georgian social etiquette, outerwear, and imperial French tailoring.