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Jan 1, 1500
Silk Doublets
Men wore silk doublets, velvet mantles trimmed in fur and velvet hats, often times literally covered in silk from head to toe. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Fashion
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Louis
Louis XIV had a thing for high heels with red soles and heels. -
Neckcloth
The neck cloth, or cravat, had been worn by German troops as early as 1640, and, soon after the beginning of the new century, began to replace the lace collar in general use. -
Big Hair
Throughout the century, women kicked it up a notch. Hair got bigger, dresses got wider, and everything got glitzier. The pannier gown started out as a floor length, form fitting gown. Of course, it got wider, and wider, until it was about 6 feet wide. -
Hems and Fabrics
From 1810 to 1820 dresses became slightly more structured with padded hems and firmer fabrics, such as twills and even some taffeta. -
Sleeves
In the 1830s, the first cross cut Gigot or Leg O’ mMtton sleeves appeared. -
Gothic
The Gothic era arrived on the scene and fashion lines wilted into drooping ringlets and dragging skirts. -
Kilt
The jersey and the kilted skirt became fashionable. -
Coco chanel was born
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Skirt
As the Victorian era drew to its close, skirts for both day and evening were elongated at the back to form a train. -
No Corset
Fashion finally began to loosen up and French designers like Paul Poiret designed clothes without a corset! -
Waist drop
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. -
Zippers
Zippers were used for the first time because buttons were too expensive. Things have to be pretty grim, if you can’t afford buttons. But despite the lack of variety of styles available, the 30’s did introduce some new hemlines: mid calf for daywear and long for evening. -
Dressing down
People also started to dress down for it appeared a bit socially awkward to be all gussied up during a time of shortage. -
Full Skirts
Dior’s 1947 New Look had symbolized a new hope and by the 1950s both the hope and the style were fully embraced. Hems fell and hems rose but the hourglass silhouette remained. In addition to the full skirt, slender pencil skirts were worn too. -
Eyelashes and leather
Women started wearing mini skirts, leather boots and fake eyelashes. -
Coco Chanel died
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Power Suit
Women, now in the corporate world had to dress the part. Thus the new trend of the so called Power Suit. Want to be taken seriously ladies? Get out your dark business suit with the gigantic shoulder pads. It’s that easy. -
Black and White
With the return of '90s minimalism, designers sent a slew of black-and-white contrasting dresses, suits, coats, and leather everything down the spring and fall runways. -
Wild Things
Animal prints have officially been tamed.I t's an elegant look that's equally appropriate for work, weekend, or evening.
