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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 - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"While French fashions inspired design, fashion conscious U.S. consumers began to recognize and appreciate the work of American designers such as…"

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 - 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 - 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 - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"Other crinoline dresses also feature the fashionable pelerine look. The detached fringed pelerine on a purple shot silk ensemble matches the…"

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 - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"In more fashionable quarters, before the new fashion blazed its trail, European and American designers experimented, producing some exotic creations."

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 - 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…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"As design moved beyond the War years, the emergence of youth culture dominated fashions. Understandably, a shrinking percentage of shoppers retained…"

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."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 22-71

"… Horse racing Dramatic Club of Brownville John French George Knowles John Pomlow Electric street railroad, Bangor Col. John Black Dr."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… Revival style reflecting current architectural fashions. The building has been rebuilt several times because of fire and water damage; as of 2009…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"The church was on French Street, opposite the Hammatt Block. John D. Towle of Boston designed the Italianate structure."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"Coombs Eben French Court House Maine Charity School Bangor House Peter Edes Bangor-Old Town railroad Mount Hope Cemetery North Bangor (Veazie) Bangor…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… gallery vestibule of the Third Parish Church on French Street in Bangor are part of a journal that John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor wrote and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

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

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, French Second Empire and Queen Anne examples, most of which have had little exterior alterations and all…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The first French explorers described the people of the region as Etchemin. This term probably included the current Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… club, a junior Red Cross organization, and a French Club. Many clubs competed and won awards. They had a girl's glee club, boasting around sixty…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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