Bonnets are probably my favorite aspects of mid 19th century fashion : r fashionhistory Discover 31 Pioneer Dresses and Bonnets and pioneer dress ideas historical clothing, pioneer clothing, historical dresses and more I have been holding on to this idea for more than a year! I came across these vintage Easter bonnets and knew I had to throw a party where friends and I could make our own. It was a chance to do French women's fashions of 1790: dress cut a la Turque, bonnet a la grande pretresse. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of Prairie Bonnet Pattern 1870s FashionHow Men, Women, and Children Dressed