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Women wore corset bodices (approximatly waist length and sleevless), chemises (knee-length undergarments which could function for the working classes as blouses), petticoats (skirts), aprons and caps were also worn.
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Women wore soft, sheer classical drapes ;raised back waist of haigh waisted dresses, short-fitted single breasted jackets, they also wore morning, walking, and evening dresses
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Women's dress waist lines began to drop; elaborate hem and neckline decoration, pinched sleeves, and cone-shaped skirts.
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Women's costume featured larger sleeves than were worn in any period before or since, which were accompanied by elaborate hairstyles and larger hats
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Women wore narrow, natural, shoulder line following the exaggerated puffed sleeves of the later 1820s and 1830s. The narrower the shoulder was accompanied by a lower waistline for both men and women
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Women's skirts got increased by width supported by crinolines or hoops, and the beginnings of dress reform. Masculine styles began to originate more in London, while female fashions originated almost exclusivley in Paris.
