Fashions of London and Paris, March 1802.
“London Full Dresses.”
I love the sort of wild hairdos on both models. The lady on the right appears to have plucked a bunch of flowers out of her hair, perhaps so that she could actually see where she’s going. The other lady does not have that advantage.
This is one of the few prints I’ve seen from this magazine that names a different modiste for each dress. Both modistes, Mrs. Lebrun-Boileau and Mrs. Lanchester (who later styled herself as Madame Lanchester) are often cited in the early years of this magazine, but never, that I have seen, together on a single print.
The print is described in the magazine as follows:
“Figure 1. The train and body of white satin with a short robe of fine muslin over it. Full sleeves also of muslin. The whole trimmed in white satin, and steel or silvers beads, turban of crape and satin trimmed the same as the dress, the hair very long hanging in light curls over the face. We are indebted to Mrs. Lebrun-Boileau, of Bruton-street, for this elegant dress.
“Figure 2. The body and train of yellow satin or silk, trimmed with swansdown, the sleeves and petticoat of white crape, and the former ornamented with gold trimming. A turban of white muslin with a yellow feather in front and a fancy flower on the left side. We’re indebted to Mrs. Lanchester, of Sackville-street, for this elegant dress.”
