-
Shoes, stockings, petticoats, and gowns were all important in showing who was wealthy.
-
Women would wear a dress that had a fitted back, oval sleeve cuffs with bows, and a rounded skirt. This dress was known as a "nightgown". -
Men's clothing was generally informal compared to women's.
-
Maternity clothing did not exist during the 18th century. Women would wear the clothes they had and would change them to fit while they were pregnant. They would substitute sleeveless waistcoats for their corsets.
-
English fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth used live models instead of mannequins to show his clothing in Paris. The event was known as "fashion parades" and they spread to New York and London.
-
Paul was known for dressing France's elite. He freed women from corsets. He created hobble skirts, harem pantaloons, and lampshade tunics. Paul relied on the skills of draping rather than tailoring and pattern-making.
-
Coco Chanel took cues from the nation in the aftermath of the war. This dress rewrote the manual on women's clothing. -
-
Christian Dior held a fashion show where he presented the "new look". He offered cinched skirts, notched collars, and "bar" suit. He began rising hemlines to above the knee.
-
Mary Quaint made the first official "miniskirt". -
-
-
Calvin Klein put jeans out on the runway for the first time. Trousered bottoms were already an option, but the fashion show is what launched the denim line. -