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1789-1795
Big, impressive dresses, but even more bigger and impressive hats -
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Changes in women's fashion (1789 -1970)
The following timeline gives you a brief description of the changes occurring in women's fashion over the years. The years after 1970 are not included, since the changes have been relatively small and trends seem to repeat themselves -
1796-1803
Dresses seem to adjust to a woman's silhouette and are closer to the body -
1804-1811
Not many changes have occurred compared to the previous period -
1812-1819
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1820-1827
Progressive emphasis on the waist and embroidery -
1828-1834
Extravagant, lavish dresses a while before the beginning of the Victorian Era -
1835-1841
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1842-1848
Victorian Era -
1849-1854
Dresses begin to expand over the sides... -
1855-1860
Expansion continues -
1861-1866
.... and even more expansion... -
1867-1874
Dresses begin to come closer to the body, but remain particularly lavish -
1875-1882
A very feminine silhouette -
1883-1890
End of 19th century.... -
1891-1898
A seemingly stricter female figure -
1899-1907
End of Victorian Era -
1908-1914
Early 20th century dresses come closer to the female body -
1915-1921
1st World War period -
1930-1938
Interwar period -
1939-1946
2nd World War -
1947-1954
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1955-1962
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1963-1970
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