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The cut of the masculine coat had been fixed for so long that it must have seemed difficult, if not impossible, to change it. Ever since the evolution of coat and waistcoat at the end of the seventeenth century
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The year 1750 witnessed a striking decrease in the size of hoops, but the fashion for widening the skirt by the artificial aid of whalebone of osier rods was not to be abandoned for another generation, and in Court dress for another sixty years
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Toughout the century, women kicked it up a notch. Hair gor bigger, dresses got wider, and everything got glitzier.
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In the 1730s the 'sack back' dress worn over a hoop petticoat became increasing fashionabl
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An ingenious method was evolved (or rather revived from the Elizabethan and Caroline periods) for decorating women's dresses. This was the process of quilting, which had the added advantage, in winter, of making the clothes much warmer.
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By the year 1780 the revived farthingale or hoop may be said to have disappeared, its place being taken by small pads or cushions fastened to the hips, and then by a single pad at the back.
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owards the end of the eighties it became the fashion for women to wear a separate jacket-like garment called a caraco
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At the beginning of the century, high waisted gowns, low, square necklines, and puffed sleeves were in style.
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Fashionable women of the Regency era wore several layers of undergarments. The first was the chemise, or shift, a thin garment with tight, short sleeves .
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Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. She was the founder and namesake of the Chanel brand.
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Christian Dior was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior, which is now owned by Groupe Arnault.
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Ralph Lauren; born Ralph Lifshitz; October 1, 1939 is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and business executive, best known for the Ralph Lauren Corporation, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise
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Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for his own fashion label, the eponymous brand Marc Jacobs, as well as Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, with over 200 retail stores in 80 countries
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Luciano Benetton is chairman of the clothing and accessories company Benetton Group, which launched in 1965.
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When researching 90s fashion, I noticed a lot more denim was worn. Denim jackets and denim jeans were more the ‘rage’, thus coining the term ‘double denim’.
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Charles Frederick was born in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England on October 13, 1826. As a young man, Charles was always interested in clothing and worked as an apprentice and clerk for two London textile merchants where he learned through knowledge of fabrics and the business of supplying dressmakers.
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Sleeves became simpler than ever, the turned-back cuff being altogether abandoned, or else symbolised rather than imitated by a band of braid. The number of buttons worn on sleeves was also noticeably reduce
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Adults of the early 1990s wore relaxed fit jeans with plain T-shirts and knit sweaters while teenage and pre-teen girls often opted for brightly-colored neon clothing: hot pinks, greens, blues, oranges, and yellows.
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By 1992, these fluorescent colors were replaced by softer shades: coral, turquoise, lilac, and more
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. By the early 2000s, designers began incorporating more color and pattern into their clothing, using inspiration from vintage clothing of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s
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These are different styles we see today (2016)
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