In Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell’s new book, Fashion Victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, the author dives into the world of high fashion and high society at a critical ...

The Mexican-American’s elegant dress took 14 rolls of duck tape and 120 hours to make. It was inspired by 18th-century French art that she saw at the Getty Museum, per her profile on the Duck ...

Notable 18th-century French fashion designers included Marie-Jeanne Bertin, also known as “Rose,” who pioneered French haute couture in the late 18th century.

The 18th-century French royal wardrobe involved many layers, starting with a cotton or linen chemise. Dresses got their structure thanks to panniers — short hoop skirts that added volume around ...

Dress codes shown in 18th-Century art can tell us a lot about race and identity – both then and now. Cath Pound explores the details hidden in the "Casta" paintings of Latin America.

By 1916, Henry Huntington, an assiduous collector of 18th-century French art under the deft guidance of the dealer Joseph Duveen, owned a copy of L’Art du XVIIIe siècle; an inventory ...