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2. 1650–1700 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   The mantua or manteau was a new fashion that arose in the 1680s. Instead of a bodice and skirt cut separately, the mantua hung from the shoulders to the floor (in the manner of dresses of earlier periods) started off as the female version of the men's Banyan, worn for 'undress' wear. Gradually it developed into a draped and pleated dress and ...

3. Mantua (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   The mantua or manteau was a new fashion that arose in the 1670s. Instead of a bodice and skirt cut separately, the mantua hung from the shoulders to the floor (like dresses of earlier periods). It started as the female version of the men's banyan, worn for "undress" wear. Gradually the mantua developed into a draped and pleated dress and ...

4. 1700–1750 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   Fashion in the period 1700–1750 in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by a widening silhouette for both men and women following the tall, narrow look of the 1680s and 90s. This era is defined as late Baroque / Rococo style.

5. 1600–1650 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   In England from the 1630s, under the influence of literature and especially court masques, Anthony van Dyck and his followers created a fashion for having one's portrait painted in exotic, historical or pastoral dress, or in simplified contemporary fashion with various scarves, cloaks, mantles, and jewels added to evoke a classic or romantic mood, and also to prevent the portrait appearing ...

6. 1860s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   1860s fashion in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by extremely full-skirted women's fashions relying on crinolines and hoops and the emergence of "alternative fashions" under the influence of the Artistic Dress movement. In men's fashion, the three-piece ditto suit of sack coat, waistcoat, and trousers in the same ...

7. History of sewing patterns - Wikipedia

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   In 1853, Godey's Lady's Book began offering patterns in each issue in the United States, and other periodicals soon followed its lead. William Jennings Demorest and Ellen Louise Demorest began publishing Mme. Demorest's Mirror of Fashion with full-sized patterns in 1861. Demorest Paper Patterns were also advertised in other women's magazines at ...