Fashion Timeline

By alyssaclaypoole

  • Men's Shoes

    black medium heeling, with a silver or gold buckle.

  • Women's Gowns

    were 6 feet wide.

  • Women's shoes

    shoes were made of affordable leathers opposed to silk.

  • Large coats

    embroidered with gold worn at court ceremonies.

  • Petticoats

    Women wore petticoats under dresses depending on weather (4-5)

  • Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule

  • High-waisted empire style dresses

  • Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin

  • Louis Vuitton was born. A luggage manufacturer made of luxury leather.

  • Men's pants were tailored with buttons down the fly

  • Barthelemy Thimonnier develops the 1st functional sewing machine.

  • Synthetic polymers are an alternative for cotton, linen, wool, and silk.

  • Heavy white foundation made from white lead, and egg whites.

  • Hoop skirt was developed.

    Wore metal skirts under dresses.

  • William Henry Perkin makes the 1st synthetic dye.

  • William Cotton patents the straight bar knitting machine "Cotton Machine"

  • Coco Chanel was born. making signature suits.

  • Hubert de Givenchy was born. worked with Aubrey Hepburn.

  • Levi Strauss was born. Making Levi Jeans

  • David Bowie was born. Signature was White Suits.