Baby rattle
Baby rattle (rock crystal, coral and bells) is an accessory for infants that combined several functions: a rattle, a teether, sometimes a pacifier, quite often a whistle, and it also served as a protective charm.
Robe or Gown
fr. Robe (eng. Gown) in 18th century fashion. The journey from bedroom wear (late 17th century) to 18th century basic gown and as Court costume.
Robe de Style
The robe de style was a fashionable dress design of the 1920s, characterized by a voluminous skirt that distinguished it from the then-popular straight, rectangular silhouette.
Painted knees and rolled down stockings
Flappers, as fashion-forward young women of the Roaring Twenties were called, were very bold in their style choices. We have a separate post about them.
Reticule
Reticule (fr. réticule; de. Pompadour; es. ridículo) – a small handbag on a long cord or ribbon, reminiscent of a small bag or basket.
Redingote
The Redingote is a long dress-coat, fitted overcoat with a flared skirt, that came into vogue as an adaptation of a Riding Habits.
Robe à l’Anglaise
The Robe à l’Anglaise or the Close-bodied gown was a women’s fashion of the 18th century. This type of gown came into French fashion (and throughout the world, everywhere except English it calls “à l’Anglaise”) from England and featured a fitted bodice.
Robe à la Polonoise
The Robe à la Polonoise (or Polonaise; ru. Роб а ля Полонез; pl. Poloneska; es. Polonesa) is a woman’s gown of the later 1770s and 1780s.
Robe à la Française
The Robe à la Française is an 18th century women’s gown style. This is a set of different pieces of clothing:
Rococo painting. 10 artists.
Rococo painting. 10 artists. Rococo’s artistic style was popular in Europe in the 1720s – 1780s. At the heart of the style:
Ruff collar
The Ruff collar is a lingerie collar formed by pleats or gadroons. It is placed around the neck that it hides and highlights the face of the wearer.
