Russian splendor: sumptuous fashions of the Russian court

Contents

Introduction / by Dr. Mikhail Piotrovsky -- Ceremonies and festivities at the imperial court / G.V. Vilinbakhov and E.A. Tarasova -- Ceremonial costumes of the Russian court in the eighteenth to early twentieth centuries in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum / T.T. Korshunova and N.I. Tarasova -- Fashion and style at the Russian court / Yu.V. Plotnikova -- Traditions, ceremonies, rituals: Court costume of the eighteenth to early twentieth centuries ; Church vestments ; Wedding ceremonies -- Social life: Ball and evening costumes of the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries ; Masquerade costumes of the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries ; The 1903 masquerade at the Winter Palace ; Masquerade in the western European style ; Masquerade in the Chinese style ; Visiting and party costumes of the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries ; Games and entertainment ; hunting dress.