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1650–1700 in Western fashion. The elegant gentleman wears a coat, waistcoat, and breeches. The lady's bodice is long-waisted and her over skirt is draped and pinned up behind, Dutch, 1678. Fashion in the period 1650–1700 in Western clothing is characterized by rapid change. The style of this era is known as Baroque.
Van der Neer’s Judith represents a 17th-century vision of a biblical character and is full of ravishing contemporary fashion detail. 1680-1689 In the 1680s, the bustled and trained mantua became the dominant dress for women, often in dark silk brocades.
These paintings are the progenitors of the fashion of the later 17th century for having one's portrait painted in undress, and do not necessarily reflect clothing as it was actually worn. Women's fashions Elizabeth Poulett wears a low rounded neckline and a small ruff paired with a winged collar. Her tight sleeves have pronounced shoulder wings ...
The Complete History of Costume and Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day. New York: Checkmark Books, 2000. Cunnington, C. Willett, and Phillis Cunnington. Handbook of English Costume in the Seventeenth Century. Boston, MA: Plays, Inc., 1972. Hart, Avril, and Susan North. Fashion in Detail: From the 17th and 18th Centuries.
Jan 11, 2020 · L ady Catherine Smythe Scott (Fig. 1) shows the standard fashion of 1610 in her portrait: long narrow dress bodice with tight cylindrical sleeves and vestigial hanging sleeves behind, a low rounded neckline and lace standing collar. The drum shape of her skirt is created by the French farthingale she wears below it, the top edge of the now ...
