Mode at the XIXe century

This article presents the mode to the 19th century in Europe.

Years 1800

The fashion is influenced by the English tendencies where many aristocrats live in the countryside and privilege practical clothing like the Redingote, the short Gilet, leather shoes. Clothing is without simplified to cease being decorated.

It is the fashion of the dresses with Greek the with the fuzzy fabric line light and machine-made to underline the chest and of the runner , a unit made up of a short Veste, a white waistcoat and a Corsage adjusted on long a Jupe.

The men carry the short hair and of color naturalness. Their costume remains influenced by the English fashion.

In France, under the impulse of Napoleon i, the fashion passes to the imitation of the Antiquité. The women wear long low-necked dresses (round or square) whose ribbon marks the size under the chest with long handles very short in order to carrying Gant S or bouffantes.
The Châle S of Cachemir are in vogue.

Years 1820

In France, with died of Napoleon i, the neo-classic style is given up and the size takes again its normal place on clothing, the Corset reappears and the skirt takes the shape of a cone. The handles puffing out are and even stuffed to be bulkier still.

The women start to carry Chapeau X decorated with feathers of ostrich or large flowers. The (skirt S are broad, firm and gain in disproportion.

Years 1830

Years 1840

Women

The Chapeau is in the shape of hood widened in bottom to leave free the Cheveu X, it is easily replaced by an ornament of Fleur s.
The dresses are furnished on the side, ranges superimposed and often open on the front in boudoir grand piano round sometimes a little trailing on the evening gowns for example.
The Corsage goes falling on the shoulders where it is retained by buttons or jewels.
The Bottine S start to make their appearance.

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