ELEGANCE OF REGENCY, VICTORIAN AND BELLE ÉPOQUE FASHION.
COFTHEENTURY OFTHE CENTURY
19TH-CENTURY COLLECTION"
VICTORIAN FASHION
A Timeless Legacy of Elegance (1837–1901)
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
THE VICTORIAN ERA BEGAN IN 1837 WITH THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA IT WAS A PERIOD MARKED BY MAJOR SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND INDUSTRIAL CHANGES THAT GREATLY INFLUENCED FASHION
KEY SILHOUETTES & STYLES
WOMEN WORE TIGHTLY LACED CORSETS, CRINOLINES, AND BUSTLED SKIRTS
MEN DRESSED IN WAISTCOATS, FROCK COATS, AND TOP HATS.
OUTFITS FEATURED ELABORATE LAYERING AND MODEST DESIGNS
MAIN INFLUENCES
VICTORIAN FASHION WAS SHAPED BY ROMANTICISM AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION.
SOCIAL CLASS AND MORALITY PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN SETTING TREND
MATERIALS & FABRICS
WOMEN’S CLOTHING INCLUDED STRUCTURED GARMENTS WITH MULTIPLE LAYERS
MEN’S CLOTHING FEATURED FORMAL TEXTILES IN TAILORED STYLES.
DESIGNS WERE MODEST YET RICHLY DETAILED.
COLORS & PATTERNS
DARK, RICH COLORS LIKE BURGUNDY, NAVY BLUE, AND FOREST GREEN WERE ESPECIALLY POPULAR, SYMBOLIZING ELEGANCE AND STATUS.
ACCESSORIES, HAIRSTYLES & MAKEUP POPULAR ACCESSORIES INCLUDED GLOVES, FANS, PARASOLS, AND BONNETS
WOMEN STYLED THEIR HAIR IN BUNS, CURLS, AND WORE HAIRPIECES. MAKEUP WAS MINIMALPALE SKIN WAS CONSIDERED THE IDEAL OF BEAUTY
SOCIAL IMPACT FASHION REFLECTED ONE’S SOCIAL CLASS AND GENDER ROLE CLOTHING STYLES WERE VISUAL MARKERS OF MORALITY, POWER, AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY.
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GRACE AND SIMPLICITY (1811–1820)
THE REGENCY ERA WAS INSPIRED BY ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN STYLES
IT WAS A TIME OF ELEGANCE AND SOCIAL REFINEMENT DURING THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
KEY SILHOUETTES & STYLES
WOMEN WORE EMPIRE-WAIST GOWNS MADE FROM LIGHT FABRICS.
MEN WORE TAILCOATS, BREECHES, AND HIGHCOLLARED SHIRTS.
FASHION WAS MINIMALISTIC AND GRACEFUL.
MATERIALS & FABRICS
MUSLIN, COTTON, AND SILK WERE COMMONLY USED.
FABRICS WERE BREATHABLE AND SOFT, PERFECT FOR DRAPING
COLORS & PATTERNS
WHITE AND PASTEL SHADES DOMINATED FASHION.
SUBTLE FLORAL PRINTS AND DELICATE
EMBROIDERY WERE COMMON.
ACCESSORIES, HAIRSTYLES & MAKEUP
WOMEN WORE GLOVES, BONNETS, AND SHAWLS
HAIR WAS ARRANGED IN CURLS OR CLASSICAL UPDOS MAKEUP WAS LIGHT; NATURAL BEAUTY WAS PRIZED.
KEY DESIGNERS & ICONS BEAU BRUMMELL
REVOLUTIONIZED MEN’S FASHION WITH SIMPLICITY. JANE AUSTEN’S CHARACTERS PORTRAYED REGENCY STYLE IDEALS
sOCIAL IMPACT FASHION REFLECTED SOCIAL ELEGANCE AND MODESTY IT EMPHASIZED YOUTHFULNESS AND CLASSICAL BEAUTY
GRACE AND SIMPLICITY (1811–1820) GRACE AND SIMPLICITY (1811–1820)
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BELLE EPOQUE
HISTORICALCONTEXT
THE BELLE ÉPOQUEWAS ATIME OF PEACE, PROSPERITY, AND CULTURAL INNOVATION
FASHION FLOURISHED IN PARIS, THE WORLD’S STYLE CAPITAL
KEYSILHOUETTES & STYLES
WOMENWORE HOURGLASS SHAPES WITH S-CURVE CORSETS AND FLARED SKIRTS
MENWORE SUITSWITH HIGH COLLARS AND BOWLER OR TOP HATS
MATERIALS & FABRICS
LUXURIOUS FABRICS LIKE SILK, LACE, AND TAFFETAWERE COMMON
GARMENTS FEATURED INTRICATE
EMBROIDERYAND EMBELLISHMENTS
COLORS & PATTERNS
PASTELS AND IVORY FOR DAYWEAR; DEEPER HUES FOR EVENING. FLORAL PATTERNS, LACE OVERLAYS, AND ART NOUVEAU MOTIFS.
MAIN INFLUENCES
ART NOUVEAU, IMPRESSIONISM, AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. THE RISE OF HAUTE COUTURE IN PARIS
KEY DESIGNERS & ICONS
PAUL POIRET INTRODUCED FLOWING, CORSET-FREE DESIGNS.
CHARLES WORTH CONTINUED INFLUENCING HAUTE COUTURE.
ACCESSORIES, HAIRSTYLES & MAKEUP
FEATHERED HATS, GLOVES, FANS, AND BEADED HANDBAGS.
HAIR WAS UPSWEPT, OFTEN ADORNED WITH JEWELS.
SOFT MAKEUP: ROSY CHEEKS, SUBTLE LIPS, AND POWDERED SKIN.
SOCIAL IMPACT
FASHION EXPRESSED CLASS AND LEISURE. REFLECTED THE GROWING ROLE OFWOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE AND THE ARTS