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History of clothing

By Carolina Romero Bueno
  • Ancient Egypt
    806

    Ancient Egypt

    The woman wore only a straight, narrow skirt that hung from below the breasts to the feet.They used a lot of cosmetics. and perfumed their wigss
    The Man shave their heads and the rich wore poor wore skullcaps
  • Crete
    1000

    Crete

    In Egyptian, the women clothing was designed for giving effect, of a small waist. Also consisted of a long, full, and multitiered skirt.
    The women dressed jackets.
  • Roman Empire
    1030

    Roman Empire

    The men and women wore chiton, a draped garmet. The chiton was made of wool , cotton, linen, or silk. The women wear to ankles and man kneess.
  • Byzantine Era
    1200

    Byzantine Era

    The christianity, had an effect on dress, in the women christianity, used sleeved tunics made of silk or linen.
    They also used a belt with jewels.
  • Middle Ages
    1400

    Middle Ages

    The women used, a veil to form an arch around the face.The forms of headdress developed, were horned headdresses.The hair was worn in two wide sections covered.
    The women wore a low-cut neckline, that revealed the throat and part of the breasts.
    Also the women began to constrict the waist by means of stiffening in the body.
  • Renaissance
    1480

    Renaissance

    The patterned fabrics, usually velvets and brocades were popular of one unique color. These dresses with the time disappeared.
    Later,The skirts were voluminous and pleated.
    Finally, the neckline was finished with a standing collar
  • 18th Century

    18th Century

    The woman were weraring, dresses of pastel colours. They had an effect porcelain. Also, the woman used, false hair, and feathers to blown glass.
    The men used feathers to blown glass to model ships.
  • 19th Century

    19th Century

    For the woman, the dress had importation of indian cottori muslin, imposed in an effort to revive the French silk industry
  • In the middle 19th Century

    In the middle 19th Century

    The dresses usually worn with colorful shawls.The skirts were shorter, leaving the feet exposed. The women took on the hourglass silhouette, with a corset.
  • The last 19th Century

    The last 19th Century

    The crinaline disappeared giving origin the bustle, a pad or frame worn below the waist at the back, over which the overskirt was draped.
  • Twenty Centuty

    Twenty Centuty

    The women dresses and coat fell loosely about the body. They used socks of silk light - colored. The corset practically disappeared.
    The straight line established the shape of dresses and hemlines began to climb.
    A new innovation was the widespread adoption of trousers by women.