Fashion

1600-1650 Fashion

Sep 2, 1600

Wikipediea Lace and linen became populr and the waist line rose for both women and men. Voluminous sleeves instead of tight sleeves and men wore broader hats.

1700-1750 Fashion

Sep 2, 1700

Wikipedia Widening the silhouette for both men and women began. Powdered wigs were still essential. Full dresses were only used for formal occasions.

19 century

Sep 3, 1800

WikipediaAround this time the Victorian era began and that had a big affect on fashion. Clothing was more often factory made and there was a decline in self-made clothing

1900-1950

Sep 3, 1925

fashion In the early a1900's the Victorian era drew to a close. Hobble and lampshape skirt came and went, followed by dropping the waist line to hip high levels and dresses became unfitted and hemlines perched above the ankle. Later came longer hemlines and the waist line returned to it's natural position. Soon slim pencil skirts were worn too.

1960-1990

Sep 3, 1960

fashionShort-jacketed sheath suits became popular. Pant suits became day wear for working woman and skirts came in all lengths. One word comes to mind when you think of the 1980s: BIG. Shoulder pads returned to fashion in a super-sized version, and the “power suit”.