Redingote with openwork puffed sleeves

Redingotes came into fashion in the 1780s. This name is a French corruption of the English ‘riding coat’, which originated as a man’s fitted coat. Redingotes remained popular up to the 1820s. To underscore their masculine character, they were often decorated with military style ornamental braiding (brandebourgs), or frogs.

Redingote with openwork puffed sleeves

Redingotes came into fashion in the 1780s. This name is a French corruption of the English ‘riding coat’, which originated as a man’s fitted coat. Redingotes remained popular up to the 1820s. To underscore their masculine character, they were often decorated with military style ornamental braiding (brandebourgs), or frogs.