Francois Boucher, Madame du Pompadour, 1756 [x]. A poem from 1754 called “Receipt For Mode
![Francois Boucher, Madame du Pompadour, 1756 [x]. A poem from 1754 called “Receipt For Mode](https://64.media.tumblr.com/d922e73a77cf9c2ed188e156ed691c99/tumblr_n59wj6OOfx1rzspuzo2_500.jpg "Francois Boucher, Madame du Pompadour, 1756 [x]. A poem from 1754 called “Receipt For Mode")
![Francois Boucher, Madame du Pompadour, 1756 [x]. A poem from 1754 called “Receipt For Mode](https://64.media.tumblr.com/86ebf88f20beca531dd2b88a33e4ec75/tumblr_n59wj6OOfx1rzspuzo1_640.png "Francois Boucher, Madame du Pompadour, 1756 [x]. A poem from 1754 called “Receipt For Mode")
Francois Boucher, Madame du Pompadour, 1756 [x].A poem from 1754 called “Receipt For Modern Dress” satirizes the immodesty and frivolousness of the “robe a la francais.” It was an increasingly popular style of dress among the elite, shown above on a portrait of Madamde du Pompadour. As the poem describes, it consisted of an outer dress, or robe, with a loose, flowing sack-back, that was attached in the front by a fanciful stomacher, often with ribbons, and worn with hoops and a skirt of matching or contrasting fabric. These gowns were often exceedingly expensive, because their flowy nature was achieved through the use of yards upon yards of fabric! -- source link
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