![Robe à la française, late 1770′s-early 1780′s From the John Bright Collection | Historical dresses, 20 century fashion, 18th century dress Robe à la française, late 1770′s-early 1780′s From the John Bright Collection | Historical dresses, 20 century fashion, 18th century dress](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c1/7a/06/c17a06864acbb37761fe76b624e70a92.jpg)
Robe à la française, late 1770′s-early 1780′s From the John Bright Collection | Historical dresses, 20 century fashion, 18th century dress
![Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile. Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PATCMX/robe-la-franaise-culture-french-date-ca-1770-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PATCMX.jpg)
Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.
![Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile. Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HH6797/robe-la-franaise-ca-1770-french-robe-la-franaise-french-ca-1770-silk-2HH6797.jpg)
Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.
![Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile. Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/9ca8ff2e662141ce8c179bdfb929865f/2hj16xw.jpg)
Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.
![Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile. Robe à la Française ca. 1770 French Gowns in the eighteenth century were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth. A wider dress would have been narrower in profile.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PB238H/robe-la-franaise-culture-french-date-ca-1770-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PB238H.jpg)