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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"But, in some segments of the market, French design still held its old cachet. While pirating French couture designs was an old practice, in the 1950s…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"French-inspired silk coat, ca. 1800Maine Historical Society Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow's spencer jacket, Portland, 1827Maine Historical…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"… Society Description Gigot sleeve is the French term for the "leg of mutton" sleeve, a puffy, voluminous sleeve style popular around 1830."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"Gigot is the French word for a leg of mutton, the shape sleeves resembled. Early gigots are seen on the plain beige silk wedding dress worn by Arcy…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"This supplanted heretofore dominant French male silk and velvet fashions, suitable only for languid court life."

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… details and trimmings, and probably inspired by French fashion prints, her delicate bloused-bodice peach and cream leafy print voile dress is…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"The French word for fitted military metal armor, cuirasse aptly describes the long, tightly fitted body and hip hugging jacket, called a basque…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… Mary Quant and Biba, American Bonnie Cashin, French Givenchy and St. Laurent. "Felix" Crimplene dress, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3

"1948Maine Historical Society Limited French fashion influence during the war had the effect of encouraging home-grown American fashion design."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"The name derives from the French word crin meaning horsehair. Of the era, a gold/blue striped silk dress features pagoda sleeves (wide at the wrist)…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… one degree or another, the pervasive influence of French designer Dior's 1947 revolutionary "New Look" with its extravagant long, very full skirts."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… one-piece muslin gowns such as those favored by French Queen Marie Antoinette and her circle as an alternate to the extravagant excess of required…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… unusually slim silhouette called cuirasse (a French word meaning close fitting, like armor), of which the collection includes a very fine example."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… is reminiscent of a 1946 afternoon dress by French designer Jacques Griff. Norman Norell evening dress, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"… which also reflects aspects of the influential French designer Paul Poiret’s work. Esther Johnston McDonald's tube skirted, black lace dinner gown…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… of the time Roller Polo was introduced by Fred D. Hill, who brought the sport back from Cornell University."

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"Fred Pike and Sam Tidwell promoted the Salty Dog and Central Maine Bluegrass Festivals respectively."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"Fred Anderson, Frederick Peterson, Fred Berquist, Alfred Tall, John Tall, Lars Erick Anderson, and Hedeens."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"A great fact about the Bank is that its first depositor was Fred C. Hanson of Monson. We hope it stays for many more years to come."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"… in the process of making this bridge were Fred Palm, Olaf Swenson, Olaf Sodergren, Thure Larson, Anders Gunnerson, Swen Lind, Victor Palm, and Carl…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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