The dress on the left displays the technique of chine, a method of printing patterns onto cloth. It was so difficult to produce this form of dress that it was done only in France. It is the same technique as the Japanese Hogushiori, and was popular as a summer dress for noblewomen all over Europe.
Chinese flowers and symbols have been incorporated into the appliqued embroidery of the petticoat above right. Here we see the fusion between the British love of chinoiserie and their love of fashion
Chinese flowers and symbols have been incorporated into the appliqued embroidery of the petticoat above right. Here we see the fusion between the British love of chinoiserie and their love of fashion
