This second volume of Frances Milton Trollope’s Paris and the Parisians in 1835 continues her sharp-eyed travel account of French society in the July Monarchy. A keen observer of manners, Trollope notes the dress, fashions, and social rituals of Parisians with the same wit that made her travel writing famous.
While not a costume study, the book is full of vivid observation on what fashionable Paris wore and how appearance signaled status. Trollope’s commentary captures the styles and social codes of a city long regarded as the capital of fashion. An engaging period travelogue, it is available here as a free EPUB download.