La Mode, 14 janvier 1837, Pl. 539 : Robe en mousseline de lain (...) 1837

"La Mode, 14 janvier 1837, Pl. 539 : Robe en mousseline de lain (...)" is a fashion plate from 1837 by Georges Jacques Gatine. The image depicts two women in the latest fashions of the time. The woman on the left wears a lavish, fur-trimmed dress and a large bonnet with feathers. This was published in the French magazine "La Mode" and was meant to show the most fashionable clothing for women. Fashion plates were a popular way to disseminate fashion information and these prints reveal social trends and evolving silhouettes of the 19th century.