Zouave jacket
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A Zouave jacket is a short open-fronted jacket with long sleeves, similar to that historically worn by the Algerian Zouave infantry of the French Army.
An 1859 image of a woman wearing a Zouave jacket
1850s in Western fashion
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1850s fashion in Western and Western-influenced clothing is characterized by an increase in the width of women's skirts supported by crinolines or hoops, the mass production of sewing machines, and th
Zouave jacket
…Although generally out of fashion after the 1860s, it became locally popular again in some parts of the country towards the end of the 19th century. 1850s in fashion Bolero jacket…
1859 fashion plate of both men's and women's daywear, with seabathing in background. He wears the new leisure fashion, the sack coat.
The Princesse de Broglie wears a blue silk gown with delicate lace and ribbon trim. Her hair is covered with a sheer frill trimmed with matching blue ribbon knots. She wears a necklace, tasseled earrings, and bracelets on each wrist.
Two cotton afternoon dresses from c. 1855.
Pair of Girl's Ankle Boots c. 1850.