#banyan

fripperiesandfobs:

Banyan, 1720-50

From the V&A

Gentle readers, I fear that in writing G&G(FFN/AO3) I may unintentionally have given myself a blue banyankink.

From the V&A website:

The loosely cut style of the banyan (a man’s informal robe) is based on that of the  Japanese kimono. Robes like this became popular in Europe from the mid-17th  century, brought back by members of the East India Company, and by the 1670s  European tailors were making banyans, also known as nightgowns. During the  18th century nightgowns evolved into several different shapes, from the simple T- shape of the original kimono to others cut more like the European coat. Their generically ‘oriental’ air was part of a wider taste for exotic designs that formed part of the fashion for Chinoiserie.

fripperiesandfobs:

Banyan ca. 1760

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

I was unreasonably pleased when this blue banyan unexpectedly appeared on my dash.  I previously posted about the actual garment that inspired Mr. Anderson’s morning gown in G&G, but I imagined “mine” to be a darker shade of blue like this one.

Banyan ca. 1830

FromKerry Taylor Auctions

Banyan and waistcoat ca. 1750-60

From Enchères Sadde via Interencheres

Banyan ca. 1760-70

FromCora Ginsburg (auctioned 2007, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Banyan and waistcoat ca. 1790-1800, fabric ca. 1730

From Enchères Sadde via Interencheres

Banyan, 1780′s

From the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Banyan Tree Madivaru Resort on North Ari Atoll, Maldives (via xaxor).

Mexico