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The Beginning:-
Fabrics which were widely used at the time included cotton, linen, muslin, wool fabrics and sheer fabrics. In richer societies silks and velvets were also used. Striped and flowers were widely used as decoration. Embroidered bands, ribbons of different widths and lace were widely used and sot after for embellishing and adding detail to dresses. Pleats, ruffles and smocking were widely used on garments.
For the first time dresses were all in one piece with no bodice and skirt. Empire line dresses were widely worn. Dresses often has close fitting upper section with very gathered and loose fitting lower section. Shawl collars, low necklines, high collar with bow at the neck on jackets were all the rage with the younger generation. Lacy bonnet hats and older styled dresses with longer bodices were often worn by older woman. Tight fitted sleeves with full puff sleeves/ princess sleeves at the top were most common and often worn with just the puff sleeve during the summer. High waisted coats were worn so as to complement the dresses underneath and often had a military look to them with deep collars and button details. Dresses were kept to an inch off the ground making it easier to walk and keep hems clean.
Accessories at the time were not elaborate with jewels and jewellery but more minimum. Wide brimmed hats with a shallow crown decorated with flowers, ribbons/laces and feathers also called bonnets were widely worn for daily wear and were often tied under the chin. Older women wore caps to cover the hair. Pearl necklaces and small chains were sometimes worn to big parties or events but not often worn daily. Flat pumps and silk shoes for parties were widely worn. Narrow belts with buckle or ribbon were often worn to show off the high waist. Fans, parasols, elbow length gloves made from silk or lace were widely worn through high sociality. Small pearl buttons were often used on gowns and coats. Long shawls and scarf's tucked in round the neckline were often worn to add something different to the dresses.
The Change:-
Fashions started to go more extreme again with puff sleeves becoming more extravagant again and skirts started to have hoops under them to hold them out. Multipliable layered collars and cuffs came in again. Elements from the Victorian era started to creep in like decorated hems, slopping shoulder-lines, drop earnings and big floral embroidery started to be used again. Fringing on shawls, pleated collars, scalloped edges, narrow peplums, small narrow bonnets started to worn as dresses got wider again.
Movies and TV:- Emma 2009, Goyas Goests 2006, Pride and Prejudice 1995 series and 2005 movie, Vanity Fair 1998, Becoming Jane 2007, Bright Star 2009, Mansfield Park1999, Persuasion 1995, Northanger Abbey 2007, Sense and Sensibility 1995, Little Dorrit 2008, Wuthering Heights 1992, The Count of Monte Cristo 2002, War and Peace 2007, Les Miserables 2012, Lost in Austin 2008, Byron 2003
References:-
Patterns of Fashion 2 by Janet Arnold
http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/ppbrokil.html
http://vintagefashionguild.org/fashion-timeline/
http://thats-not-victorian.tumblr.com/post/34824134342/womens-fashion-timeline-19th-and-early-20th
Costume 1066-1990s by John Peacock
History Events:- Napoleonic wars. The First Railway. First Education Act.
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