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What could be more fun than the art and sport of people-watching! You may take it for granted in everyday Manhattan, but in the times of Impressionist Paris, it was quite a new, innovative phenomenon. The relationship between the subject of the painting as they behaved in real life-whether under a tree on a countryside picnic or walking a city street-was depicted in the natural environment as opposed to the artist's studio, as it had been done previously.
Appearance is everything and was everything then as well-it is better to have evening clothes than a bed (page 18). A dress was a woman's armor and we believe that any kind of outfit would fit the same description today, but to understand how we got to today, Fashion in Impressionist Paris literally paints a picture of influential history that set a precedent for the world. And from hat to gloves to cane, men were held to high standards as well sans the colour...these are great works of fashion to admire, and Peachy's glad she didn't live then as though the looks possess beauty they appear to be entirely cumbersome! And the circumference of the skirts...and finally, Peachy was surprised to learn that a cafe was a man's domain and a woman risked her reputation if she entered a cafe on her own.
It was crucial to achieve the right balance in your look-you don't want to look like you have a lack of interest or have suffered economic decline, and on the other end of the spectrum you don't want to appear superficial or bidding for attention, overdoing it. Hues were striking but not garish: bright enough to be interesting but not at all tacky. Note that a bare head and hands signified a servant so be sure your head is covered by Ellen! And the young lady in 1866 (p. 62-63) if she were a lady at all in 2012 we believe she'd wear Les Jupons de Tess! We loved reading about Le Bon Marche...and it is still around in the 7th district of Paris Mover and Shaker Caroline Tannous tells us-it is her favorite department store!
Among our favorite paintings included:
*The Ball on Shipboard p.34-35
*Paris Street; Rainy Day p. 50-51
Pointillism is much harder than it looks-she tried it in college with more impatience and bigger dots...
*The Croquet Party p. 130-131
Whom You Know Highly recommends Fashion in Impressionist Paris!
Read it and be inspired.
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Even before the advent of haute couture, Paris was a great centre of fashion. During the second half of the nineteenth century, when the capital was transformed by an ambitious urban plan, its residents responded in kind, wearing styles as polished and modern as the city itself in order to participate in the exciting new social scene. Featuring famed paintings by such Impressionist masters as Degas, Cassatt, Manet, Monet and Morisot, this delightful book revisits the world of Parisian fashion through the eyes of first-hand observers. Thematic chapters present a gallery-like ensemble of paintings that follow in the footsteps of stylish Parisians as they stroll in the parks and boulevards, meet friends at cafes, take in the theatre, relax at home and go on holiday. In an extended narrative-style caption to accompany each image, fashion and art historian Debra N. Mancoff offers a detailed discussion of what men and women wore and how their dress defined them. To complete the picture, illustrated interludes, providing glimpses into dressmaking, corsetry and millinery, the origins of couture and the rise of the department store, reveal how Paris became the fashion capital of the world.
• The first in-depth survey of fashion in Impressionist painting
• Provides fresh insight into some of the most popular paintings of the nineteenth century
• Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012–13
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