JAQUES DOUCET Blouse, Paris, ca. 1910 #baroqueshoes aristocratic ladies lived on their

aristocratic ladies lived on their country estates

executed in an elaborate Renaissance‑style design

unusual color combinations and a reappropriation of artistic elements and motifs

this pair represents an outstanding and historically significant survival of 18th‑century English shoemaking

Bodice is made of cream lace and cotton with a stand collar

JAQUES DOUCET Blouse, Paris, ca. 1910 #baroqueshoes aristocratic ladies lived on theirJacques Doucet Sheer Lace and Cotton Blouse, ca. 1910. Label: Doucet, 21. Rue De La Paix, Paris. The blouse is a Haute Couture blouse. Bodice is made of cream lace and cotton with a stand collar, dolman sleeves with a buttoned cotton cuff and a center front decorative row of covered buttons. An asymmetrical net ruffle extends down the left front and the bodice closes down the center back with hooks and eyes. The interior shear lining is gathered into