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sundresses made of velvet, silk, Indian fabrics, what rich brocade, fur trime, flowers, lace, what a variety of colours and shades from dark green, blue, to delicate and light green, pink, purple. Among this brilliance and wealth of toilets, diamonds, and precious stones and a significant mass of red armbands and red, embroidered with gold trains of the ladies-in-waiting of the large court, masters of ceremonies with wands walked here and there in their court uniforms sewn with gold.
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consisted of a velvet top dress with long folding sleeves and a train. In front, at the bottom of the waist, there was a slit that opened a skirt made of arbitrary white matter, most often satin. Along the "tail and slide" of the dress was gold embroidery, "the same as the sewing of the ceremonial uniforms of the court ranks." The same sewing was supposed to be "around and on the front of the skirt". In addition, all ladies were supposed to wear a "
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trousers with gold stripes were worn under the dress uniform on especially solemn occasions; dark green trousers also with stripes, under the uniform, black trousers without stripes, with a tailcoat or frock coat. The uniform was complemented by a black triangular hat with a cockade and sewing according to the status and rank of the person.
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As in the case of women's attire, vague references to court uniforms date back to the end of the 18th century, but the first surviving detailed description refers only to 1831 and is contained in the 'Regulations on Uniforms for the Ranks of the Imperial Court'. In 1834, this decree was replaced by a
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Women were supposed to appear in national costume, and only a few disobeyed this order. The national attire, coquettishly modified and luxuriously decorated, imparted a piquant originality to ladies' costumes. Women's headdresses. a kind of diadem made of silk, embroidered with gold and silver, shone
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was a special regulated style of clothing that aristocrats and courtiers at the Russian imperial court in the 19th-20th centuries had to follow. Clothing regulations for courtiers and those invited to the court are typical for most European monarchies, from the 17th century to the present. In Russia,
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The magnificent white Nikolaevsky Hall was filled with ladies by half past one. Here in all its brilliance, the beauty and richness of the original Russian costume showed up. The picturesqueness of the collection... begged for the artist's brush. What luxurious kokoshniks were here... what rich
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Each courtier was supposed to have a ceremonial uniform, as well as a dark green unicorm tailcoat and frock coat. The court uniform was supposed to be worn with knee-length white breeches with white stockings and shoes for civil court officials, with over the knee boots for the military. White
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Under Nikolai I, Russian dress acquired official status at the imperial court. In the "Description of ladies' outfits for arrival on solemn days to the royal court" (27 February 1834), women's court dress was strictly regulated in terms of styles, colours, and finishes. A single court attire
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writes that during the coronation "everyone was in full dress: court dresses appeared for the first time." The first mentions of 'Russian dress' date back to the 1700s, meaning an outfit that borrowed the cut and some features from traditional Russial folk costume, and looked like a
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Such a regulation of women's court dress was in effect through the reign of Nikolai I. The slightest deviations made him angry. For underage Grand Duchesses, Nikolai considered adult formal dress too immodest; girls were not supposed to wear a train, neckline, or too much jewelry.
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more general 'Regulation on civil uniforms;, which was accompanied by colour drawings depicting uniforms and sewing. Both decrees regulated the cut and trim of military and civilian uniforms. Both those and others were sewn from dark green cloth, had standing collars and
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with diamonds. A corset adorned with sapphires and emeralds encased her chest in sparkling armor, and from under a short skirt, legs in silk stocking and embroidered shoes were visible. Long braids with large bows at the ends fell on the shoulders of the girls.
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made of red cloth, decorated with gold embroidery and gilded buttons depicting the state emblem. The court ranks relied on civilian cut uniforms. The pattern and abundance of sewing depended on the rank and status of the person.
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Six months in Russia: Letters to Xavier Sentin , composed in 1826 at the time of the coronation of His Imperial Majesty I Entry. st., comp., trans. from fr. and comment. N. M. Speranskaya. M., 2001. S.
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Memoirs of Countess Golovina, nee Countess Golitsyna (1766-1811) I Introductory. and note. K. Valishevsky; per. from French K. Papudoglo. M., 1911. S. 180.
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Court ladies' outfits, 1834 album. The ladies-in-waiting of the Empress in a red "sarafan" with a white skirt, gold embroidery and a carved gold kokoshnik.
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in 1917. The luxury of court attire amazed guests and foreigners, as evidenced in numerous memoirs and letters of the era. The
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Apart from some changes, the general style of court dress was preserved in Russia for more than eighty years, until the
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Ceremonial dress of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Workshop of O. Bulbenkova, late XIX-early. XX centuries,
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Maria Petrovna Kikina-Volkonskaya is depicted in the Russian court dress of a lady-in-waiting, 1839.
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court etiquette and, accordingly, court dress ceased to exist in 1917 due to the
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wears towards the end of the film is almost an exact replica of one the
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Ceremonial uniform of a chamberlain. Large gold embroidery on the chest
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Official world of Russia. 18th-early 20th century SPb., 2001. S. 422.
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Regulation of fashion by legal acts in Russia (18th–20th centuries)
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People of the Winter Palace. Monarchs, their favorites and servants
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Proceedings of the Faculty of History of St. Petersburg University
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The colour of the upper dress depended on the status of the lady.
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in 1895 on the occasion of the presentation of court ladies to
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Exhibition of court costume from the Hermitage collection
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Changes in the regulated court style were made under
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Princess Olga Nikolaevna Repnina-Volkonskaya, 1890s.
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Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace
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Court ladies' outfits, 1834 album. The ladies-in-waiting of the Empress in a red "sarafan" with a white skirt, gold embroidery and a carved gold kokoshnik.
Maria Petrovna Kikina-Volkonskaya is depicted in the Russian court dress of a lady-in-waiting, 1839.
Pimen Orlov. Portrait of an unknown woman in a Russian court dress. Around 1835, Hermitage Museum.

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