challenge accepted...

Somebody said that it is quite possible to sew a 18th century dress for hand in just a couple of days... Hmm... https://www.pinterest.se/pin/93801604727917414/ --- I'm pretty convinced, I'll copy the Met "Robe à la Polonaise 1780-1785" (As pointed out, it's not Polonaise, it's Anglaise, lifted in Polish manner.)
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Lot 414 - A painted silk robe à la Francaise, English,
1775 Dress
Chinese for export, silk, 18th century

Painted silk

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Portrait de Marie-Anne Ronnat, épouse de Pierre-François Bertin, avec un manchon, 1751 par Guibert
Portrait of a Woman | artist unknown | Russia | 1770s | oil on canvas | Hermitage | Inventory #: ЭРЖ-1993
Marie-Jeanne Rose Bertin (1747-1813), French milliner and dressmaker to Marie Antoinette. She is the first celebrated French fashion designer and is credited with bringing fashion to the forefront of popular culture. She fled France for England when most of her clients were killed or disappeared in the French Revolution, many having never paid their bills.

OK to be middle-aged and fat :-D

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Woman's Robe a la Polonaise (Close-bodied Gown) LACMA
A robe a l'anglaise with an en fourreau back, c. 1770-1780, from Patterns of Fashion 1, by Janet Arnold.

Quilted petticoat

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Early 18th century beauties!
Very high-heeled emerald velvet Rococo shoe with patten underneath (to protect the shoes from dirt)
This Womens Pumps item by mereltreasures has 86 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from France. Listed on Feb 10, 2020

shoes

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Unknown lady, but such a pretty portrait by Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun ca.1780

hair and makeup

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(10) Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "Circa 1778 fashion plate of a robe à la Circassienne, a variation on the robe à la polonaise featuring “oriental” (typically Turkish) inspired trims. https://t.co/8tx6JK2bQX" / Twitter
(23) Making 18th century hat using Ikea placemats - YouTube

caps, hats

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La toilette (detail) | François Boucher | 1742
EKDuncan - My Fanciful Muse: Late 18th Century French Fashions - Stockings

underpinnings, layers, getting dressed

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stays

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Ivy's Envies on Instagram: “So I have seen on MANY pages sharing #18thcenturyfashion a common mistake. These pages label lots of "robes à l'anglaise retroussées" as…”
Polonaise : making of | Temps d'élégance
The Closet Historian: Closet Histories no. 4.8: The Robe à la Polonaise

Robe à la polonaise

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