A critical review of fashion

Abstract

Written in mid-nineteenth-century Paris, this article exalts the fashion trends emerging in Paris and criticizes the anglicized styles that dominated the summer and autumn seasons of 1845. Targeted primarily at women, the author speaks extensively of new and innovative “artists” in the world of fashion, including the Mmes. Pouliot for their lingerie, M. Auguste Dusautoy’s unique tailoring, M. Blanc’s textiles, and Mme. Pratt’s hats among other well-known Parisian fashion designers, with a hopeful eye towards the trends emerging for the winter season.