5/15/2024 0 Comments Define timely fashionMany women preferred the masculine-styled, plain ‘tailor-made’. The high hat, tight collars and sleeves further restricted movement. The skirt, pleated and fairly wide, was thought to be an advance in comfort, although the corset was still very tight and the dress bulky. This day dress has a bustle to support the weight of the heavily-trimmed overdress. Please note the pleated bodice, tight high collar and tight sleeves with trimming. He wears the more comfortable turn-down collar with knotted tie and low-crowned ‘bowler’-like hat. The man wears an informal lounge suit, the shape based on a cut-away coat. Evening dresses only differed in being low necked and almost sleeveless. The jaunty hat perches on a huge bun probably made in part from false hair. The materials are light and the sewing machine has made it possible to attach quantities of pleated trimming. A gathered ‘overskirt’ supported on a ‘crinolette’ makes the back the most important feature. This dress is described as a ‘seaside costume’. The hat had completely replaced the bonnet. The dress is plain with a high neck and long sleeves. The bright green owes much to the aniline dyes introduced at this period. The dress was probably stitched on the sewing machine which came into general use in the 1850’s. This dress has its wide triangular skirt supported on a steel wire ‘artificial crinoline’, introduced around 1856 to replace the starched petticoats. Modern industrial inventions entered fashion in the 1850’s. His collar is lower and a bow replaces the starched cravat. The gentleman wears the new-fashioned short lounge jacket with wide trousers, introduced for country wear around 1800. The sleeves are tight and she also wears a shawl. The lady wears a dress with a long, tight, pointed bodice and full skirt supported on many petticoats. This restrictive and demure line is typical of the early Victorian period 1837 – 50. This section covers British fashion from the Victorians, Edwardians, Roaring Twenties, World War II, all the way up to the Swinging Sixties! ![]() ![]() Welcome to the fourth and final part of our Fashion Through the Ages series.
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