DIRECTOIRE STYLE


Meaning of DIRECTOIRE STYLE in English

Style of dress, furniture, and ornament popular in France during the Directory , 1795–99.

Dress for men mixed the ancient and contemporary: high boots, vests, open coats, top hats. Women's fashions featured dresses with long sleeves and V necklines, worn with ruffled caps. Directoire furniture and ornamentation were based on ancient Roman objects recently excavated at Pompeii .

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