Madame Eloffe

Adélaïde Henriette Damoville, known as Madame Eloffe (1759–1805), was a French fashion merchant or Marchandes de modes. She was a favorite milliner of Queen Marie Antoinette. She was the niece of Mme Pompey, and succeeded her in the privilege of selling the trimmings and accessories to the women of the royal court. She provided dresses for the ladies-in-waiting in the court of Versailles, and Queen Marie Antoinette was a regular costumer. Eloffe was described as a successful rival to Rose Bertin. She was known to advertise her business to the queen by having a portrait of her in the window of her shop. Her accounts books testify that it was common for noblewomen to order remakes of dresses rather than to order completely new ones, but that the remakes were often more expensive than new one

Madame Eloffe

Adélaïde Henriette Damoville, known as Madame Eloffe (1759–1805), was a French fashion merchant or Marchandes de modes. She was a favorite milliner of Queen Marie Antoinette. She was the niece of Mme Pompey, and succeeded her in the privilege of selling the trimmings and accessories to the women of the royal court. She provided dresses for the ladies-in-waiting in the court of Versailles, and Queen Marie Antoinette was a regular costumer. Eloffe was described as a successful rival to Rose Bertin. She was known to advertise her business to the queen by having a portrait of her in the window of her shop. Her accounts books testify that it was common for noblewomen to order remakes of dresses rather than to order completely new ones, but that the remakes were often more expensive than new one