Picture No | 10640436 |
Date | 1794 |
Description | Caricature of fashion 1794 Shepherds, I have lost my waist |
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A satire on fashions of 1794. The high-waisted look that had come into fashion aroused much ridicule, and was described as the ôbanishment of the body from the female form.ö The Rage, or Shepherds I have Lost My Waist was a doggerel based upon a popular song of the time, 'Shepherds I have lost my love û Have you seen my Anna?'
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Source | Illustration by John Ashton in Old Times |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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