History Of Fashion: Baroque to Edwardian

Baroque Period (1600 -1700 CE)

Cavalier Fashion:Simple style in reaction to the Elizabethan era

“When did you last see your father?”William Frederick Yeames

Cavalier G

own

Van D

yck

Cavalier Styles Sleeves (left) Pointed Doublet (right)

Jerkins: usually made of leather

Cavalier Men: Rhinegraves

Georgian Era1700 - 1775

English Georgian and French Rococo Style1700 - 1775

• Highly Ornamented• Velvet, silk and

satin• Ladies wore high-

heels which matched their gowns

• Gentlemen wore a cravat and high powdered wig

Madame de Montmorency (left) Madame de Pompadour (right)

Rococo Stomachers

Gainsborough

George III

Regency Fashions (1790-1820)

• England loses America (Treaty of Paris, 1783)

• European Monarchs (kings and queens) at constant war with Napoleon

• Mirroring “classicism” in art, styles were inspired by Greek statues

Sir Thomas Lawrence

Spencer (left) Pelisse (right)

Straw Hat

Cutaway Coat

Victorian Era: (1840 – 1890)

• Greater Wealth from industry

• Styles more ornate

• “Hourglass” figure

considered the ideal for

women

• Chivalry was revived

• Modesty became

fashionable

Bonnet Cameo Gown

Victorian Modesty:Necklines Rose and Waistlines Fell

Tissot

Informal Sack Coat Formal Frock Coat

Frock Coat Top Hat

Sewing Machine

Edwardian Fashions (1890-1920)

Edwardian Accessories: inspired by art nouveau

The Gibson Girl“The New Woman”

Evelyn Nesbitt

Edwardian Pre-flapper Flapper

La Belle Epoque

Many women's fashions were inspired by men's wear