earlier today, we've touched on medieval and renaissance fashion. witnessing the elaborate change that the renaissance brought to the entire world of fashion. following that, there was a great rococo movement that focused a great deal on complex forms and intricate patterns. fashion in the years 1750 - 1775 in european countries and north america was characterised by greater abundance, elaboration and intricacy in clothing designs.
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| French court dress |
the french and english styles of fashion were very different from one another. french style was defined by elaborate court dress, colourful and rich in decoration, worn by such iconic fashion figures as marie antoinette.
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| Marie Antoinette |
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| Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette |
after reaching their maximum size in the 1750s, hoop skirts began to reduce in size, but remained being worn with the most formal dresses, and were sometimes replaced with side-hoops, or panniers. hairstyles were equally elaborate, with tall headdresses.
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| picture from everyhistory |
english style was defined by simple practical garments, made of inexpensive and durable fabrics, catering towards a leisurely outdoor lifestyle. these lifestyles were also portrayed through the differences in portraiture. the french preferred indoor scenes where they could demonstrate their affinity for luxury in dress and lifestyle. the english, on the other hand, were more "egalitarian" in tastes, thus their portraits tended to depict the sitter in outdoor scenes and pastoral attire
for the sake of comparison, here are some french and english portraits.
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| image from lessing-photo |
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| English family portrait |
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