Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française), Unknown, circa 1765, Costumes, Silk plain weave (taffeta).

Have you ever wondered what all the 18th century dress names mean? You know, names like Robe à la Française, Robe à l'Anglaise or Robe à la Polonaise? To try to clarify all of these terms, I have prepared a short and not at all exhaustive illustrated lexicon to help you understand what these names refer too. P.S. This has been a long time in the making! Robe Volante Robe Volante, 1720's, Kyoto Costume Institute Also known as sacque gown, robe battante, innocente, négligé or a flying gown…

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An evening at the Opera.

James Purefoy, the actor, talks about big family holidays, delayed flights – and battling tarantulas in Mexico.

The Official Website of Colonial Williamsburg: Explore the historical shops, homes and gardens of an early American community returned to its 18th-century appearance capturing the United States’ colonial period.

John Talbot, Later First Earl Talbot by Pompeo Batoni, 1773, J. Paul Getty Museum [Total Hellraiser]

I imagine this is similiar to what Bram looked like in his younger, idealistic days. Commodore James Norrington, played by Jack Davenport. (Personally, I think Elizabeth made the wrong choice.)

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Three Ladies at a Gaming Table, Louis-Nicola Van Blarenberghe, Dated 1754 Sotheby’s, Property from the Collection of Carl DeSantis, New York, Nov 04

18th c. European/American fights, fabrics, fashion, figures, forms, furniture, or facts, all are welcome here! Your most obedient servant~ Le Chevalier Free counters

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Fashion and History: A Dialogue," December 7, 1992–March 21, 1993.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Ceaseless Century," September 9, 1998–November 29, 1998

A new Starbucks is being fitted out across the road. The windows of the half-completed shell have been covered in giant posters that, in letters nearly a foot high, promise what might be expected from this Starbucks experience: “taste,” “comfort,” and “relax”—all coming soon. In many places, these benefits have already arrived, for, as is universally acknowledged, Starbucks is everywhere. From the first outlet in Seattle in 1971, there are now more than 4,500, distributed all over the…