Costume of an Incroyable. He wears a silk bicorn that recalls the hats of Italian infantry soldiers. The French style suit in dark blue wool has large shell buttons, high-waisted breeches and a very high-cut gilet (waistcoat). He carries a crooked stick. In 1797, buttons the size of plates were seen. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from "Costumes of the Directory," Rouquette, Paris, 1875. The etchings were made from designs by Eugene Lacoste and Draner after prints of the era 1795-99. The costumes are from theatre productions "Merveilleuses" and "Pres Saint-Gervais" by Victorien Sardou.