Abstract
The robe à la polonaise as worn in France and England in the late eighteenth century was a substantially different style from other fashionable gowns of the period, and was remarkably popular in its own right. In addition to the looped-up overskirt, the polonaise was distinguished by the robe cut without waist seam and inverted “V” front opening. It was probably derived from the Polish robe called “kontusz,” as well as the looped-up skirts of the robe à la française. Contemporaries regarded it as a more “natural” style of dress in line with the Enlightenment, and it was thought to be most appropriate for wear by middle- and upper-class women of young to middle age. The style featured revivals in the 1790s and late nineteenth century.
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