Trendy Paris end of XIX century. Photo

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Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото So Paris became the capital of fashion.

In modern Paris, every year a Grand event of fashion industry — fashion Week. However, a hundred years ago every week was called the Week of high fashion. In those days, ready-to-wear was extremely small. It was considered a great luxury, afford which could only very rich people. Therefore, dresses had to be ordered in tailor shops and sewing workshops.

Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото

Fashionable clothing was high quality, and the whole process of manufacture is entirely manual. Fabric chose is expensive, often very unusual, and detail is paid high attention. The final stage is the Assembly dresses were the most experienced and talented seamstresses.

Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото

If you went into the Studio Paris at that time, you would be escorted to the exhibition hall where gorgeous ladies are choosing outfits for your wardrobe. In the same building, usually on the second floor, would be itself a sewing workshop, which hosted the drudgery of the seamstress who had manufactured the model ordered.

Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото

The fashion worked the girls that went to customers to showcase the outfits themselves, they will never be able to afford. In the course of the screenings they had to stand for hours motionless and wearing tight corsets.

Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото

The Paris edition of Les Createurs de la Mode (“Creators of fashion”) in his article from 1910 describes working in the fashionable salons of the girls like to patronize their employers happy, “angels”, very loving to chat. However, judging by the photos, the real working conditions could be much worse.

Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото

However, proximity to higher light and to the rich elite has taken the simple toilers of the salon in a different reality, a world away from their real life.

Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото

Through these rare photographs of the last century, we can explore the fashion houses of the time and to look not only at women who wore exquisite dresses from the couture, but also those that these clothes were made.

Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото
Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото
Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото
Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото
Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото
Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото
Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото
Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото
Модный Париж конца XIX века. Фото

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