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sewing skills
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neoclassical style was a thin, low-cut white muslin sheath with a high waistline and low neckline, imitating the clinging drapery of classical statues
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accessories resemble those worn in Egypt and the Middle East
encouraged sartorial allusions and comparisons to the Greek and Roman empires as a way of legitimizing and glorifying his own reign -
France was at war with its European neighbors 1793 - 1814 french power of fashion
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Previously, men had dressed as ornately as women, wearing lace, embroidery, high heels, bright colors, and elaborate wigs. The Revolution introduced a new spirit of austerity, transforming men from strutting peacocks into sober, serious citizens of the new order. Neoclassicism played an important part in this transformation.
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Martine, named after one of Poiret's daughters, opened 1 April 1911 as a school of decorative art
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"When Chanel, the sponsor of the straight, chemise dress and the boyish silhouette, uses little, rippling capes on her fur coats and a high waist-line and numerous ruffles on an evening gown, then you may be sure that the feminine mode is a fact and not a fancy"