Tag Archives: Women’s Fashion

Further early C20th images of women of the Touraine

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Here is the final post in my mini series of images of early C20th women of the Touraine. The image is of a woman in a traditional Touraine bonnet by the artist B McManus (?), 1905.      

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Further images of Edwardian women in the Touraine ~ 1908

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

After my previous post of young women of Vouvray, 1906 here are scenes from the Exhibition of small rural industries in the Touraine (Exposition des petites industries rurales –  la Touraine) in March 1908. Do right-click on any image to … Continue reading →

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Young women of Vouvray in traditional Touraine costume ~ 1906

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Here is the second of the two postcards of the Touraine that I recently purchased. This is of four “Pretty Young Girls of Vouvray”. The message on the reverse, from a father on a summer holiday to his daughter who … Continue reading →

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