…of French court dress, because they wanted to be fashionable. The basic shape with the low front bodice, wide hips, and large skirt was still there even for the working woman, although missing were extravagant decoration. Skirt length varied from 1770 to 1790 depending on what Marie Antoinette was doing …
…as patterns to create the huge & complex court ensembles of the 1780’s. It kept the French textile industry in business in spite of the superior English manufacturing methods, and dyed cotton from India that were readily available at the time. America, not yet able to manufacture their own textiles …
…of France sent DOLLS wearing the latest fashion to women of nobility, so they would know what to wear to court. The French textile AND doll industries did well into the late 1800’s because of the dolls. (photos: left: French court model late 1800’s doll; right: modern reproduction of a …
…Queen of France, was required by her husband, King Louis, to wear complex under structures, voluminous fabric, & French-made “fancy work” (silk, lace, etc.) to promote the french textile industry that was lagging behind England & India. Even at leisure, Marie wore the finest fabrics & most complex fashions of …
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…on fashion in the world during England’s Georgian and into Regency eras. In the beginning of her reign, voluminous skirts, elaborate decoration, stays that squeezed the bust high, & almost “house-like” under structures were the marks of the 1770-1780’s in French court dress. Women throughout the world copied her as …
…was a huge influence on Regency fashion from about 1780 to 1820. Improved trade between countries meant improved communication. Women all over the world wanted to follow France’s fashion lead, & Marie set the trends. (photo: In 1776, Marie was wearing the *conical stays, spilling breasts, & huge skirts with …
…about the year 1818 in the book, which was the height of Regency fashion. You see in the 2005 movie how Colonial/Georgian fashion of 1790 crosses over into Regency of 1800-1825. The Mom still wears her “out of style” Colonial/Georgian fancy dress that has her busts spilling out, while each …
… you’ll find pages & pages of many conflicts just between France & England in the Regency/Georgian era we are discussing. For our discussion, there are 2 main periods: 1792-1799 “Revolutionary Wars”, 1799-1815 “Napoleonic Wars”, because of the French vs English influences on world fashion. (photo: French Revolution timeline shows …
… (between France & England, & the aftermath of the American Revolution) cotton from India started to become hard to obtain. By 1820, Americans, forced to provide for themselves, had become the #1 producer of cotton. (photo: illustration of cotton picking in Colonial America in the 1800’s)
