- Fashion of the 19th century: Romanticism choppy
- The origin of modern styles
Attire of the 19th century - romance embodied in a suit nostalgia for Antiquity, an appeal to the traditions of the past and the recent introduction of new rules. Previous generations were less experienced in matters of fashion because of the stability, which covered the whole century. This is not the fashion of the 19th century, which is rapidly changing, trying on different images, responsive to any trends in society.
Empire style
Empire style fashion with its simplicity and elegance emerged in the 90s of the 18th century and not to weaken its influence over twenty years. The Europeans were tired cranky first Baroque, and then replaced it Rococo, which, despite the relief society and mores thrust to idle were ponderous and pretentious.
What is the dress in the Empire style, knows every modern fashionista: the overestimated waist under the bust and skirt, devoid of its former splendor with artificial carcass lines. The former luxury was like a magically eliminated from fashion - disappeared giperobemnye dress, petticoat, crinolines, folds, where the young lady was confused, so it moves slowly.
Fashion the early 19th century, that is, the period covered by Empire marks the desire for naturalness, harmony with nature and with themselves. Women gradually ceased to bare chest as you did before, the image became more chaste. At the same time there is a tendency to the designation of the female figure, which had previously been hidden under a rigid frame, ruffles and drapes. Silhouettes of dresses and fabrics from which they were sewn, was allowed to see the contours of the female body that once seemed impermissible. The board has disappeared trail, gradually began to shorten the skirt, hands denude almost completely closed was only a small area in the upper part of the shoulder.
Biedermeier
Around the end of the first decade of the 19th century to the end of the forties rooted influence Biedermeier style. Mr. Biedermeier was a fictional person, a character popular comic leaflets that appeared in Germany a little later, but the style of later received his name.
Thalia, which has moved to the Empire style fashion line under the breast, in the twenties of the 19th century has regained its traditional location. She again became narrow, both due to corset
Fashion Corset: new return of the Victorian era
Who returned to the women's costume in the light version, and at the expense of visual expansion sleeves, which were designed to emphasize the elegance of the women's camp on the contrast. The skirt has once again become the general, bulk, multilayer, but the return of the plume was not held, and the ladies can show off beautiful legs in shoes.
In the fashion came belt, which was formerly part predominantly male wardrobe. Another point that it is impossible to overlook as a woman of the nineteenth century - the decoration of the neck. It was decorated collars of different shapes, tie, tied bows, lace jabot miniature. Dresses with open neckline to become part of a secular output, the rest of the woman wearing a dress with a bodice buttoned dull.
Victorian Fashion
From the forties of the 19th century began to form the Victorian fashion
From the history of world fashion: Victorian fashion
That ran for an effect of previous generations, tighter chaining female figure in corset and more immobilizing it, putting a woman at the mercy of men. Fashion mid-Victorian era is considered one of the most uncomfortable ever. Corset pulled together not only the waist and hips, which puts the rear bustle visually deforming female figure resembling the letter S. Now in the second half of the century domed skirt completely disappeared from the female wardrobe, but the corset remained. On top of the cool weather, attacked hooded cloaks, shawls, and then the lady began wearing elegant hats decorated with miniature veil and feathers.
Men's suit
While the women's fashion is rapidly changed almost every decade of the nineteenth century, men's suit remained virtually untouched. All the attention now was focused on the imagery of the English dandy who dressed elegantly, but expensive. Frac has become an integral part of the male costume
Men's Suits: tradition and modernity
His worn "and feast, and in the world." The primacy of color - laconic and restrained. Black, gray, brown and dark blue paint supplanted the rich man's attire.
Genuine dandy along with tailcoat needed a boil-and-white shirt, vest adjacent, perfectly tailored trousers and lots of accessories - socks, handkerchiefs and neck ties. Hats - bowler hat and shoes - black patent leather shoes with pointed cape. From patterns to suit a thin strip and allowed a faint cell.
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