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Reconstruction of the Cafrine - Part 2: Making the Cafrine's garment

Written by Alicia PIOT BOUYSSE on . Posted in News.

Reconstruction of the Cafrine costume Part 2: The garment The Cafrine & her baby We are proud to present our latest historical reconstruction project, based on this watercolour of the Duke of Treviso, dating from 1861. To make sure you don't miss out on any information, we've included : the article about the painter Hippolyte Charles Napoléon Mortier, the Duke of Trevise Part 1 of this reconstruction, explaining the watercolour...

mortier de trévise, robe, tissu, recherches, cafrine, bébé, chambray, travailleuse, bel air

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Reconstruction of the Cafrine - Part 1: At Le Tampon, A cafrine and her baby

Written by Dominique VANDANJON-HERAULT on . Posted in News.

Reenactment of the Cafrine's costume Part 1: Research A cafrine & her baby We are proud to present our latest historical re-enactment project, based on this watercolour of Charles Hippolyte Napoléon Mortier de Trévise, dating from 1861. To make sure you don't miss out on any information, here is an article about this character, Hippolyte Charles Napoléon Mortier of Trevise, who was a close associate of the court of Napoléon III. A...

mortier de trévise, research, watercolor, cafre, dress, children, sewing, reenactment

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Sewing machines in the 19th century - Part 3: in Belgium

Written by Alicia PIOT BOUYSSE on . Posted in News.

Sewing machines in the 19th century After our articles on Sewing machines in the 19th century - Part 1: a brief history The sewing machine in the XIXth century - 2nd part : Arrival on the Réunion islandThis is the last article of this triptych, which we hope will allow you to better imagine and understand the historical context as well as the practices related to the making of clothes at the time. While doing research, I was surprised...

research, history, musée de la fonderie, évolution, confection, belgium, tailors, bespoke

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Worker Uniforms: True Blue that Endures Stains

Written by Indrajeet YADAV on . Posted in News.

Worker Uniforms True Blue that Endures Stains! “. . . the same; not changing or different in any way,” is how the Cambridge Dictionary defines uniform (word). Ancient or modern, military or civilian, the objectives of uniform (dress) remain unchanged - identification, functionality, protection, and comfort. Hundred years ago, circumstances separated “white collar” interests from the “blue collar” ones. The wheel has come a full...

research, colonial workers, fabric, indigo, history, uniform, blue

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The sewing machine in the XIXth century - 2nd part : Arrival on the Réunion island

Written by Dominique VANDANJON-HERAULT on . Posted in News.

Sewing machines in the 19th century Part 2: On Reunion Island Why this article ? We have chosen to investigate this revolutionary tool, which after a particularly rapid and worldwide diffusion, became in the following decades a decorative object present in many homes without being used. This machine nevertheless reoriented the landscape of the textile industry and profoundly changed the fashion industry in the 19th century. To help you better...

research, history, sewing machine, industry, engineering

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