Fashion

  • Dresses

    Dresses
    Typical of Restoration Court dress (1660s), the gown is made in a beautiful blue and gold silk brocade.
  • Hairstyles

    Hairstyles
    Married and grown women covered their hair, as they had in previous periods.[23] Early in the period, hair was parted in the center and fluffed over the temples;
  • Make-up

    Make-up
    The typical makeup worn during Elizabethan times enhanced a white complexion with a bright red lip and cheek. A darker skin tone could be covered with the thick makeup, however this did not work in many cases.
  • Hose and breeches

    Hose and breeches
    padded hose with strips of fabric (panes) over a full inner layer or lining, were worn early in the period, over cannions, fitted hose that ended above the knee.
  • High Waitsed Dresses

    High Waitsed Dresses
    http://www.shmoop.com/history-american-fashion/timeline.htmlHigh-waisted dresses in the "Empire style" of Josephine Bonaparte, French Emperor Napoleon's wife, become vogue in the United States.
  • Footwear

    Footwear
    The ribbon tie over the instep that had appeared on late sixteenth century shoes grew into elaborate lace or ribbon rosettes called shoe roses that were worn by the most fashionable men and women.
  • Silhouette

    Silhouette
    The fashionable silhouette in the early 1900s was that of a confident woman, with full low chest and curvy hips
  • Sweater Girl

    Sweater Girl
    the popular fashion of wearing tight sweaters over a cone- or bullet-shaped bra that emphasized the woman's bustline