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Russian court dress 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.
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Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna, by Vladimir Makovski in 1912.The Empress is wearing a regular Court dress. All the ancient occupations of the women at the Court of Russia, traditionally held by boyarynias (wives of boyars), nurses, housekeepers, servants, nannies etc., were abolished and replaced by a new hierarchy inspired by Versailles Court's etiquette and German models, although many ...
Tatiana made her first official court appearance on 24 August [O.S. 11 August] 1904, for the celebration of the christening of her cousin Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, who was to be baptised in the Church at the Palace of Peterhof. It was the first time she appeared in full Russian court dress.
English: Silver moiré skirt and emerald green silk velvet bodice and 12-foot train. Trimmed with silk fringe, velvet ruffles, and embroidered with clear glass crystals and silver sequins, foil and strip.
Apart from saving diplomats (who now increasingly were not independently wealthy) the expense of maintaining a full court wardrobe, diplomatic uniforms served to emphasize the importance of the office and to deemphasize the person of its holder. [1] Several non-European courts adopted European-style diplomatic uniforms during the 19th century.
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