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With another successful Fetes Galante complete at the Chateau de Versailles, I thought we'd have a Versailles-themed FYC. Enjoy this d...
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Started about a year ago, at the height of the global pandemic, the series How To Renovate A Chateau , has recently become a favourite...
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I owe you all I good post, not only because I have been so remiss in updating lately, but because I am likely to remain a little less prolif... -
With another successful Fetes Galante complete at the Chateau de Versailles, I thought we'd have a Versailles-themed FYC. Enjoy this d...
Puce!
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed, you beat everyone else to the punch!
DeleteWoot! I remember reading about puce in "Queen of Fashion." My mother had told me about the color when I was little, and I always thought it had an ugly name, but neither she nor I knew it meant "flea."
DeleteI like that there were different shades of Puce including for the belly of the flea etc which means it can range from a fawn brown to a pinky colour. Totally cracked me up!
ReplyDeleteThey just seem to have had a name for everything, and a million variations as well.
DeletePuce! I've seen the derivation/description given as both the color of a bloody squished flea, or the color of a flea that's engorged with blood. It's shown as browner than I generally envision it in this fashion plate.
ReplyDeleteOoh, thanks for the sharing! I love those old fashion plates, they are such a wealth of information.
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