Isis' Wardrobe: fur

We had a terrific snowstorm in Stockholm Wednesday, luckily for me on my day off, as basically all public transportations came to a standstill. I also have a really bad cold and feel chilly, so to feel a bit warmer I dug out a couple of pictures of 18th century ladies wearing fur.

I admit, winter wear, 18th century style, don't look so warm to me. Fur lined capes and muffs must be wamr enough, but dainty shoes? Not very practical to me.

Winter

Madame Mole Raymond by Élizabeth Vigée Le Brun. 1787.

Louise Henriette de Bourbon, Duchesse de Chartres and Duchesse d'Orléans

Comtesse de Tillieres by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1750

Madame Francois Tronchin by Jean-Etienne Liotard, 1758

Maria Fredericke van Reede-Athlone at age 7 by Jean-Etienne Liotard

Henriette Caroline Christine of Hesse-Darmstadt by Johann Georg Ziesenis

It seems a bit uncomfortable to wear a fur choker, but it does finish off the look and would provide a good way to get rid of fleas- just take off the choker and shake over an open fire...

Mme Georges Gougenot de Croissy by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1757

Mrs. Wilbraham Bootle by George Romney, 1781

Marie Dolignon Mrs Philip Dauncey by James Northcote, 1789

Empress Maria Theresa by Jean-Etienne Liotard

A couple of years ago I made a green velvet gown with a fur trim, basically identical to this one. Only I saw the painting for the first time afte rmy gown was made.

Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Chatelet by Marianne Loir, ca. 1748

Another version, I assume.

Angelika Kauffman by Nathaniel Dance

This one look so warm! It seems to be fur-lined, not just fur decorated.

Lady said to be Madame Katinka by Nathaniel Dance.
It has been living on my harddrive for years, so I don't know where I found it now.

Apart from the fur, I love that her hair is just powdered around her face. A much easier look to pull off for a re-enactor than a fully powdered hair do, I think.