STYLE AND SATIRE

From the sky-high coiffures of Marie Antoinette to Victorian hoop skirts, from the sheer gowns of Pride and Prejudice era to the fla t-chested 1920s flapper, Style and Satire tells the story of European fashion and its most extreme trends through lavish fashion pla tes and the glorious satirical prints they inspired. Beautifully printed, hand-colored fashion plates first appeared in magazines an d for sale individually in the late 18th century. At the same time (and often by the same artists), satirical prints gloried in the absurditi...[Read more]