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Typical of Restoration Court dress (1660s), the gown is made in a beautiful blue and gold silk brocade.
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Married and grown women covered their hair, as they had in previous periods.[23] Early in the period, hair was parted in the center and fluffed over the temples;
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The typical makeup worn during Elizabethan times enhanced a white complexion with a bright red lip and cheek. A darker skin tone could be covered with the thick makeup, however this did not work in many cases.
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padded hose with strips of fabric (panes) over a full inner layer or lining, were worn early in the period, over cannions, fitted hose that ended above the knee.
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http://www.shmoop.com/history-american-fashion/timeline.htmlHigh-waisted dresses in the "Empire style" of Josephine Bonaparte, French Emperor Napoleon's wife, become vogue in the United States.
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The ribbon tie over the instep that had appeared on late sixteenth century shoes grew into elaborate lace or ribbon rosettes called shoe roses that were worn by the most fashionable men and women.
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The fashionable silhouette in the early 1900s was that of a confident woman, with full low chest and curvy hips
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the popular fashion of wearing tight sweaters over a cone- or bullet-shaped bra that emphasized the woman's bustline
