Fontange - Wikipedia
WEBA fontange, or frelange, is a high headdress popular during the turn of the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe. Technically, fontanges are only part of the assembly, referring to the decorative ribbon bows, linen, and lace, and the small linen cap beneath which support the frelange.
fontange | Fashion History Timeline
WEBAug 11, 2018 · “The French fontange, or commode as it was called in England, was a small round or oval cap pinned to the back of the head. Attached to the top of the cap was a tall wire frame over which were arranged tiers of lace, ribbons, cutwork, and linen ruffles.” (413)
Fontange | Encyclopedia.com
WEBFontange. In 1680 the fontange became the most fashionable women's hairstyle and remained popular until the early eighteenth century. The style was created by the Duchesse de Fontanges, the mistress of the French king Louis XIV (1638 – 1715), when the hairstyle she was wearing at the time was ruined while out hunting.
Fontange | headdress | Britannica
WEBLadies wore a tall headdress—the fontange—consisting of tiers of wired lace decorated by ribbons and lappets. Read More.
1690-1699 | Fashion History Timeline
WEBJul 23, 2020 · The 1690s silhouette for women was extremely vertical and linear with the long-trained mantua being amplified by the towering fontange lace headdress. The more modest jacket-style mantua bodices are often attributed to the influence of Madame de Maintenon, the secret wife of King Louis XIV.
1680-1689 | Fashion History Timeline
WEBJul 20, 2020 · As the overall silhouette narrowed, women’s hairstyles took on added height as well. The fontange, a tall tiered lace headdress, became a dominant style. Boucher explains its origin and evolution: “Towards 1678, the fontanges hairstyle appeared.
Fontange - Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, …
WEBFontange. In 1680 the fontange became the most fashionable women's hairstyle and remained popular until the early eighteenth century. The style was created by the Duchesse de Fontanges, the mistress of the French king Louis XIV (1638–1715), when the hairstyle she was wearing at the time was ruined while out hunting.
Fontange | Detailed Pedia
WEBA fontange, or frelange, is a high headdress popular during the turn of the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe. Technically, fontanges are only part of the assembly, referring to the ribbon bows which support the frelange .
Headdress (Fontange) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBTitle: Headdress (Fontange) Date: early 18th century. Culture: possibly Flemish. Medium: Bobbin lace, Brussels lace, point d'Angleterre. Dimensions: L. 60 x W. 8 inches (152.4 x 20.3 cm) Classification: Textiles-Laces. Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1909. Accession Number: 09.68.207
Fontange
WEBFontange. French, after the Marquise de Fontange. Legend has it that one day the Marquise de Fontange, then the favourite of Louis' XIV many mistresses, went out hunting with the king and lost her cap in the fray.
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