Costumes anciens exécutés par les grands couturiers de Paris - Lot 160

Costumes anciens exécutés par les grands couturiers de Paris", Paris, Brichaut, 1895, 22 sepia photographic plates depicting JUMEAU-made fashion dolls (the exception being a German-made subject) wearing historical costumes made by various Parisian haute couture houses, including Worth, and hairstyles executed by the best Parisian hairdressers of the period. A 23rd plate contained in this folio (21x16 cm) depicts a young woman wearing a Léoty corset, but although it is from the same publisher, it must come from a different document. These luxury items were exhibited in Amsterdam in 1895, at the famous Exposition Internationale. wear to binding Stains and wear on photographs