History Of Fashion and Costume plates

Costume plates show costume as it was worn in the past. Fashion plates publicize and promote possible future fashion.
Fashion plates reached their peak in the 19th century when they were hand coloured engravings. Costume plates peaked in the 1640's when they were black/white engravings and more men than women.
The first fashion plates existed before the French revolution which was 1789. 


The gallery of fashion was created by Nicolas Wilhelm Von Heideloff who was the creator of miniatures after the French revolution. He had promised that it would contain accurate styles worn by ladies of rank and fashion.


Fashion plates started in the Ladies Magazine in 1770. Fashion plates from the ladys magazine ran until 1837.
Magazines that contained fashion plates were 'Le Beau Monde', The Ladies Monthly Museum', Cabinet des Modes', Journal de la Mode et du Gout' and ' Grahams Magazine'.


Le Belle Assemble'e ran for 63years.
The full name for this magazine was 'Bell's court and fashionable magazine addressed particularly to ladies'.


Ackermann's design elements were things such as pictures of furniture and art pieces that might be interest define ladies in their home making. He mainly paid attention to styles and and their taste in relation to art.
The Le Follet Courier des Salons first appeared in 1829, it was one of the longest fashion plate magazines. The magazine is equivalent to our modern day Vogue.


La Mode was founded in 1829 bu Henri Degirardin. It appeared in La Bon Ton in 1834.

The most famous American 19th Century magazine was Godeys Lady book, one of the most influencual 19th C monthly magazines. First began in 1830, without break until 1898.
 Articles that it included were stories, fashion articles,poems,how to crochet, embroidery, recipes and house keeping.


Two of the most important Victorian Domestic Magazines are Mrs Beetons ' The English womens domestic magazine' and "The Queen'. 


The longest running English magazine is the Queen magazine, the full name was The Queen, the Ladies newspaper'.
It was bought out by Harpers Bazaar in 1958. The name was then changed to Harpers and Queens which was a combination of the 2 magazines but the name was dropped in 2006. It was made commercial by the Radio station "Radio Caroline".