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19th Century WesternFashionfor Women

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 Transition Out of the 18thCentury

1700s: women’s skirts reached the oorand the sleeves came down to cover atleast the elbow !etticoats layeredunderneath skirts

"ecklines were characteristically ratherlow# e$!osin% the collarbones

Corsets were worn for &modesty# su!!ort'(and) *%ure sha!e+

French style was ornate# made for thecourt,indoors -à la Marie Antoinette, pictured at right . /n%lish style wassim!ler and more !ractical# made for

outdoor leisure

0oo! skirts reached ma$imum %irth in the123s# then be%an to narrow# but wereconsistently worn with formal %owns

4idin% habits 5 6acket# hi%h7necked shirt#!etticoat# hat# boots

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 Transition into the 19thCentury1795-1820: tyle became more

&natural+ and allowed forindividual e$!ression# ratherthan tryin% to emulate the stylesof the courts,illustrate status

ccents became more dra!edand subtle# rather than frilly and

elaborate

Corsets were momentarily castaside for loose# hi%h7waisted*%ures

:y 18;3# nearly all traces ofneoclassical attire had been!hased out -e<%< hoo! skirts.

=dea was to be able to see thebody outlined beneath the

clothin% much freer and# somewould say# more se$ual<

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>id719th Century ttire1830s: ?ictorian fashion wide

hoo!s make a comeback naturalsilhouette is abandoned fore$a%%erated waistline -oftenwith a wide belt. and hi!s daydresses have hi%h necklinesevenin% %owns have low# widenecklines

1840s: sleeves %et !u@er#es!ecially at bottom waistline%ets lower sleeves e$tend towrists# as do sleeve accents

1850s: ewin% machine is mass!roduced synthetic dye ismanufactured skirts %et evenwider mornin% dress necklinesremain hi%h and have !anels-see right . evenin% dress

necklines %et even lower and falloA the shoulders

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1823s

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Date 19th Century ttire1860s: =ntroduction of the bustle#

causin% e$a%%erated fullness in the rearlon% sleeves E hi%h necklines in thedaytime short sleeves E low necklines atni%ht

1870s: Trains are added *rst to evenin%dresses# then to day dresses bustleloses !o!ularity sli%ht incline towards

the narrow silhouette ouncyunderskirts

1880s: :ustle makes a comeback#bi%%er and more ridiculous than evercolors become more muted fabrics aredra!ed and owin% -see right .

1890s: :ustle reduces in sie and be%insto make its way out of fashion skirttakes on 7line sha!e dresses had ati%ht bodice corset %ot lon%er to %ivewomen an &7sha!ed+ silhouette

Looking ahead… With the incarnation ofthe /dwardian /ra comes theabandonment of the corset alto%ether<

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1893s

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4elation to Gothic

>ovement1700s: focus was on

demonstratin% one’s worthand a!!earin% like a memberof the aristocracy -order#re*nement# Neoclassicism.

1800s: focus turns to self7e$!ression and freedom ofconstriction# dra!ed fabric-untamed# natural#Romanticism.

Mid- to late 1800s: women’s *%ures becomeunrealistically accentuatedonce a%ain their curves aree$a%%erated -idealiation ofwomen# men’s !ro6ection of

women.

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