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Fashion Timeline

Fashion Timeline

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From 1810 to 1820 dresses became slightly more structured with padded hems and firmer fabrics, such as twills and even some taffeta

As the Romantic era arrived, clothing became more complex and increasingly structured.

By 1855, the cage crinoline or hoop had swayed on to the scene and skirts expanded to their maximum size.

In the early 1870s the shoulders were allowed to return to the position nature intended. In 1876-78 the long line cuirass bodice appeared.

Dresses worn over this new frame were sturdier, being constructed in heavier fabrics such as velvet, satin and wool. Colors were darker with bottle green, deep wine, navy blue and black coming to the fore

In 1889 the bustle began to fade, possibly joined by its wearers! By 1891 just a tiny pad remained.

World War I ended and euphoria was the order of the day. Fashion responded by dropping waists to high hip levels and dresses became unfitted. While some gowns retained the design complexity of the Teens, the trend was toward Simplicity.

The emphasis on silhouette and form created a dependency on foundation garments – bullet bras, corselets, waist-cinchers and girdles pulled in, pushed out and persuaded while crinolines lifted and shaped full-circle

Fashion Timeline : 1960 to 1970

The 1960’s were greatly transitional.

The Gothic era arrived on the scene and fashion lines wilted into drooping ringlets and dragging skirts.

So began the era of the skirt and it was to be 30 years before skirts were worn unhindered by support structures.

As the Victorian era drew to its close, skirts for both day and evening were elongated at the back to form a train.

Shape and silhouette constantly evolved. More radical styles like the hobble skirt and the lampshade skirt each enjoyed their moment in the sun.

Great innovations in fashion were seen during the Depression despite the economic hardships of the time.

By the time the United States emerged from the Depression, Europe and much of Asia were already at war

In the 1830s, the first cross cut Gigot or leg o’ mutton sleeves appeared.

High fashion is the style of a small group of men and women with a certain taste and authority in the fashion world

Musicians and other cultural icons have always influenced what we're wearing, but so have political figures and royalty

Fashion is revealing. Clothes reveal what groups people are in. In high school, groups have names: "goths, skaters, preps, herbs

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Back in the 1950s, teenagers everywhere dressed like Elvis Presley.

There are many reasons we wear what we wear. Protection from cold, rain and snow: mountain climbers wear high-tech outerwear to avoid frostbite and over-exposure. Physical attraction: many styles are worn to inspire "chemistry." Emotions: we dress "up" when we're happy and "down" when we're upset. Religious expression: Orthodox Jewish men wear long black suits and Islamic women cover every part of their body except their eyes. Identification and tradition: judges wear robes, people in the military wear uniforms, brides wear long white dresses.

about them and how they feel that day.