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October 2003. Dress of the eighteenth century is not without anachronisms and exoticisms of its own, but that singular, changing, revolutionizing century has become an icon in the history of fashion. The eighteenth century was a time not without memory.
With Rococo, France, the leader in women’s fashion since the eighteenth century, solidified its status as international trendsetter. The essential spirit of Rococo era women’s clothing is...
by Edward St. Germain. Learn about English clothing and fashion during the 1700s. Discover what people wore in England and colonial America in the 18th century.
Men’s clothing throughout the eighteenth century underwent fewer changes compared to the opulent and extravagant designs of men’s clothing in the seventeenth century. Vibrant colors,...
Eighteenth-Century Clothing. Men and women wore very different clothes at the beginning of the eighteenth century than they did at the end. The skill of tailors and dressmakers had developed to such an extent that clothing styles were lavished with attention to detail and ornament by midcentury.
Jul 28, 2021 · OVERVIEW. The mid-eighteenth century marked the height of rococo influence on women’s dress; colorful floral-patterned silk gowns and matching petticoats with three-dimensional trimmings, often applied in serpentine bands, were shown to advantage over wide panniers.
Aug 1, 2017 · 1720-1729 | Fashion History Timeline. Posted by Michele Majer | Last updated Jul 12, 2021 | Published on Aug 1, 2017 | 1720-1729, 18th century, decade overview. OVERVIEW. The 1720s marked a distinct change in men’s and, particularly, women’s silhouettes from the two preceding decades.
