Albert Robida’s Mesdames Nos Aïeules surveys ten centuries of feminine elegance, tracing the dress and adornment of women through French history. Robida, a celebrated illustrator, brings his graphic wit to a panorama of changing fashions, courts, and styles across the ages.
The book pairs lively text with the author’s distinctive illustrations, presenting costume history as entertainment as much as scholarship. This work is in French. It will best reward readers comfortable in the language, though Robida’s images speak across it. A charming illustrated history of women’s fashion, it is available here as a free EPUB download.