En Vogue! 18th-century fashions from France and the Netherlands
10 September – 4 December 2005 Gemeentemuseum Den Haag www.gemeentemuseum.nl

fig.: Jacket ca. 1750 – 1800
cotton or linen, point de Marseille
Collection Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Photo : Marieke Koopmans

The 18th century was dominated by two important women: the Austrian born Marie-Antoinette in France and the Dutch Princess Wilhelmina. They had the same dress maker, Rose Bertin, ‘Ministre de la Mode’ at the French court. next>>>