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Pantalettes Collection

"Pantalettes: A Timeless Fashion Statement Across the Centuries" From their origins as a costume for 1815-1820, they have remained an enduring symbol of girls' fashion

Background imagePantalettes Collection: COSTUME FOR 1815-1820

COSTUME FOR 1815-1820
French & German dress 1815-20 according to a later source: cut-away coat & white trousers, pelisse with mancherons & dresses with profusely trimmed hemlines

Background imagePantalettes Collection: GIRLS FASHIONS 1847

GIRLS FASHIONS 1847
Grey dress: corsage a caraco made to resemble a jacket & skirt. Blue dress trimmed with black rosettes: pointed waist, skirt pinned up to reveal an underskirt

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Doll - 'Delight Bates', c. 1937. Creator: Edith Towner. Doll - 'Delight Bates', c. 1937

Doll - "Delight Bates", c. 1937. Creator: Edith Towner. Doll - "Delight Bates", c. 1937
Doll - "Delight Bates", c. 1937

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Pantalette, c. 1937. Creator: Edith Towner

Pantalette, c. 1937. Creator: Edith Towner
Pantalette, c. 1937

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Pantalette, c. 1937. Creator: Edith Towner

Pantalette, c. 1937. Creator: Edith Towner
Pantalette, c. 1937

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Children in the Tuileries Gardens in 1859, 1898 (litho)

Children in the Tuileries Gardens in 1859, 1898 (litho)
5913089 Children in the Tuileries Gardens in 1859, 1898 (litho) by Courboin, Francois (1865-1926); (add.info.: Children in the Tuileries Gardens, 1859)

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Doll, c. 1936. Creator: Marian Curtis Foster

Doll, c. 1936. Creator: Marian Curtis Foster
Doll, c. 1936

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Doll - 'Narcissa Savery', c. 1937. Creator: Josephine C. Romano

Doll - "Narcissa Savery", c. 1937. Creator: Josephine C. Romano
Doll - " Narcissa Savery", c. 1937

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Doll - 'Lydia Sherman', c. 1937. Creator: Josephine C. Romano

Doll - "Lydia Sherman", c. 1937. Creator: Josephine C. Romano
Doll - " Lydia Sherman", c. 1937

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Doll - 'Mary', c. 1939. Creator: Josephine C. Romano

Doll - "Mary", c. 1939. Creator: Josephine C. Romano
Doll - " Mary", c. 1939

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Doll - 'Hepzibah', c. 1939. Creator: Josephine C. Romano

Doll - "Hepzibah", c. 1939. Creator: Josephine C. Romano
Doll - " Hepzibah", c. 1939

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Pantalettes, c. 1938. Creator: Marie Famularo

Pantalettes, c. 1938. Creator: Marie Famularo
Pantalettes, c. 1938

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Prinking before the ball, 1858

Prinking before the ball, 1858. Women primping in front of a mirror. Women in wide dress fixing a bracelet on a woman in off-the-shoulder, flounced crinoline dress. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Sunday at the Tuileries, 1831

Sunday at the Tuileries, 1831
Woman promenading in Sunday Best in the park. She wears a wide-brim hat, dress with full sleeves, ankle boots and carries a parasol. Sunday at the Tuileries Garden, 1831

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Woman and child with hoop playing in the park in the Champs Elysees in 1832, 1898 (litho)

Woman and child with hoop playing in the park in the Champs Elysees in 1832, 1898 (litho)
5913063 Woman and child with hoop playing in the park in the Champs Elysees in 1832, 1898 (litho) by Courboin, Francois (1865-1926); (add.info)

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Petticoat and Pantalettes, c. 1938. Creator: Rex F Bush

Petticoat and Pantalettes, c. 1938. Creator: Rex F Bush
Petticoat and Pantalettes, c. 1938

Background imagePantalettes Collection: OUTDOOR GIRLS 1832

OUTDOOR GIRLS 1832
Girls: white knee-length dress ornamented with tucks, black velvet spencer with imbecile sleeves, pantalettes, pelerine with vandykes; red & black plaid mantle with a cape. Date: 1832

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Fashions for December 1856

Fashions for December 1856
If the children are male then they wear pantaloons or if female the garments that are visible below their skirts are pantalettes. Date: 1856

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Regency style girls skipping in a summer garden

Regency style girls skipping in a summer garden
Three girls wearing Regency style clothing playing skipping games in a summer garden. From Kate Greenawayas Birthday Book for Childrena with illustrations by Catherine aKatea Greenaway (1846-1901)

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Girl with a basket of violets

Girl with a basket of violets
A young girl, in shawl and apron with pantelettes showing beneath her short red skirt, holds a basket brimming with violets. Date: 1859

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Humpty the rabbit trying on pantalettes and crinoline

Humpty the rabbit trying on pantalettes and crinoline in preparation for a fancy dress ball. Date: 1914

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Humpty and Dumpty in Victorian fancy dress

Humpty and Dumpty in Victorian fancy dress
Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits getting into Victorian costume, ready for their fancy dress ball. Date: 1914

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Costume / Children 1855

Costume / Children 1855
Girls: broderie Anglaise jacket, plaid skirt, dress with 3 flounces, pantalettes, open body & bands over the chest. Boys: black trousers & round jacket & belted tunics

Background imagePantalettes Collection: WOMEN & GIRL 1852

WOMEN & GIRL 1852
Girl: pantalettes, dress trimmed with tartan. Brown dress: pagoda sleeves & black ribbon applied in a geometric style border. Blue dress: basquin body trimmed with lace

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Costumes at Isabey s

Costumes at Isabey s
J Isabeys exhibition rooms: Decorative carved panelling on the walls also forms a screen to divide the space. Lengths of cloth form a canopy. Earth colours are used on the walls

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Costume / Children 1859

Costume / Children 1859
Boy: tunic, gaiters, sash & knickerbockers. Girls: black pardessus, plaid tunic dress with velvet trim, chemisettes with bishop sleeves, other short dresses with sashes

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Eccentric Juvenile Garb

Eccentric Juvenile Garb
Man: trousers with decorative border on outside leg. Girl: pink print dress, pantalettes & pelerine. Boy: full skirted blue coat, V shaped waist seam & very full sleeves

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Gilrs Skipping in Park

Gilrs Skipping in Park
Young girls wear pantalettes & dresses with decorated hemlines, gigot sleeves & bands at the waist. Two of the dresses have square collars

Background imagePantalettes Collection: GIRLs FASHIONS 1846

GIRLs FASHIONS 1846
Pink dress: four scallop edged flounces, tight fitting sleeves with volans & worn with a net pelerine. Hair: covers the ears. Green dress: worn with a shawl & bonnet

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Costume / Girl / Photo 1860S

Costume / Girl / Photo 1860S
Girl: short dress with full skirted & 3 narrow flounces, puffed sleeves, bodice low & off the shoulders, belt & lacy drawers. Hair: chignon & hair net

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Girl on Chair C. 1870

Girl on Chair C. 1870
Girl: front buttoning frock, low on the shoulders, short sleeves, high waistline, scalloped hem, white cuffs & tucker, socks & shoes with ankle straps, vandyked drawers

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Boy & Girl / Frocks 1860S

Boy & Girl / Frocks 1860S
Brother & sister wear frocks that are cut low off the shoulder, lace petticoats & trousers. Frocks have simulated stomacher bodices, buttons & applied ribbon trim

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Children / Photo / 1870S

Children / Photo / 1870S
Baby wears an embroidered frock. The little girl wears trousers ornamented with tucks showing below the flounced skirt of her dress & leather shoes with a bar

Background imagePantalettes Collection: Bon Genre No. 91 Costume

Bon Genre No. 91 Costume
A Paris street acrobat stands on one leg on a candlestick which her partner holds steady, while their child does a handstand and a mother gives her daughter a coin for them


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"Pantalettes: A Timeless Fashion Statement Across the Centuries" From their origins as a costume for 1815-1820, they have remained an enduring symbol of girls' fashion. In 1847, they were seen gracing the wardrobes of young ladies, adding a touch of elegance to their ensembles. Even in the bustling Tuileries Gardens in 1859 and later in 1898 (litho), children frolicked around wearing these delightful garments. The charm continued well into the early 20th century when dolls became fashionable accessories. Dolls such as "Narcissa Savery" and "Lydia Sherman, " created by Josephine C. Romano in 1937, showcased intricate designs that mirrored human fashion trends. The doll collection expanded with creations like "Mary" and "Hepzibah" by Josephine C. Romano in 1939. Marie Famularo's creation in 1938 brought back nostalgia for this timeless piece. These delicate garments captured the essence of femininity and grace that had captivated women since its inception. Throughout history, pantalettes found themselves intertwined with various scenes: prinking before balls in elegant parlors during the year 1858 or enjoying leisurely Sundays at the picturesque Tuileries gardens dating back to1831. One cannot forget witnessing a woman and child playing with hoops amidst Champs Elysees park's beauty—captured both in art from1832 and again depicted through lithographs produced in1898. They have transcended time, remaining an emblematic representation of feminine allure across centuries—a testament to their everlasting appeal among women seeking style without compromising comfort.