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Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.
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Robe à la française, late 1770′s-early 1780′s From the John Bright Collection | Historical dresses, 20 century fashion, 18th century dress
![Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile. Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PATCMX/robe-la-franaise-culture-french-date-ca-1770-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PATCMX.jpg)
Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.
![Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile. Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PB238H/robe-la-franaise-culture-french-date-ca-1770-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PB238H.jpg)
Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.
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