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The French Costumes through the Ages ClipArt gallery offers 21 views of clothing styles and accessories as worn in France.

The lower house of the legislature of France between 1795 and 1799.

Original Costume of a Member of the Council of the Five Hundred

The lower house of the legislature of France between 1795 and 1799.

Courtier of time of Louis XIV

Courtier

Courtier of time of Louis XIV

A royal crown.

French Crown

A royal crown.

The Last of the Druids.

Druids

The Last of the Druids.

A group of French soldiers during the French Exploration

French Explorers

A group of French soldiers during the French Exploration

"An assemblage of the most illustrious personages in France in the year 1696, when compared with the numerous effigies and other portraits of the same era in this country." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

French Costume

"An assemblage of the most illustrious personages in France in the year 1696, when compared with the…

A French Dandy of 1791

French Dandy

A French Dandy of 1791

Costume of a French gentleman from the French colonists.

French Gentleman

Costume of a French gentleman from the French colonists.

Costume of a French lady from the French colonists.

French Lady

Costume of a French lady from the French colonists.

A French Noble from the fifteenth century

French Noble

A French Noble from the fifteenth century

A woman wearing an outfit from 17th Century France.

French Outfit

A woman wearing an outfit from 17th Century France.

What a man during the French Revolution wore.

French Revolutionary

What a man during the French Revolution wore.

French soldier of the sixteenth century

French soldier of the sixteenth century

French soldier of the sixteenth century

French soldiers and officers in the French and Indian War.

French Soldiers

French soldiers and officers in the French and Indian War.

"The strange male head-gear of the French. It shows the upper part of the scarf when hanging down, and often was treated as a hood for occasional use only." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Head-Dress

"The strange male head-gear of the French. It shows the upper part of the scarf when hanging down, and…

French Huguenots in full attire.

French Huguenots

French Huguenots in full attire.

"A Knight Templar. During the Crusades, there were military and religious orders. Between the first and second crusades two peculiar military and religious orders were established. These were the Knights, Hospitalers, or Knights of St. John, and the Knights Templars. The Knights of St. John were organized originally to care for the sick and wounded among the crusaders and pilgrims to Jerusalem. They took the usual vows of monks, but to these were added vows of military service. They had thus a combined religious and military character, being fighting men as well as monks. The Knights Templars wre organized on a similar plan, but their original purpose had been to protect the pilgrims to the Holy Land. At a later date there was another of these orders established under the name of the Tentonic Knights. All three played an important part in the crusades, and they continued to exist long after the crusades were over."—Colby, 1899

Knight Templar

"A Knight Templar. During the Crusades, there were military and religious orders. Between the first…

Costume of the time of Louis XIV.

Louis XIV

Costume of the time of Louis XIV.

An illustration of a French nobleman.

French Nobleman

An illustration of a French nobleman.

"The cleric wars a robe and ornamented mantle; the noble, a suit of black silk and a cap adorned with plumes; the representative of the Third Estate, a simple black suit without gold buttons or plumed cap."—Webster, 1920

Costumes of the Orders

"The cleric wars a robe and ornamented mantle; the noble, a suit of black silk and a cap adorned with…

Picture of a typical French Soldier ready for battle.

French Soldier

Picture of a typical French Soldier ready for battle.