In Europe, the 18th century is an era called the age of women. Raskovannost and eroticism, huge dresses and grandiose hairstyles are all symbols of the 18th century. It was in the 18th century that women's fashion is at the peak of luxury and splendor.
History of fashion of the 18th century
The beginning of the new century is marked by the arrival of a magnificent Rococo style . All fashionable novelties, as before, are dictated from Versailles and Paris. Fashion of the early 18th century brings to the fore a female silhouette with a narrow "corset" waist, with lace decollete and a huge skirt on the pannier. This is a special device for giving the skirt a dome-like shape. In the beginning, these were round pannies, and in the second half of the 18th century, panties with barrels came into fashion. Appear dresses with strongly protruding sides, but flat in front and from the back. The French fashion of the 18th century also offered a swing dress - a dressing gown, which was worn on top of a lower dress made of lighter fabrics without any cuts or décolleté. Groderur was made of heavy fabrics - silk, moire, satin, brocade. Often clothes trim fur. By the middle of the 18th century, obeying the French trends, European fashions were made in the fashion, which were made of horsehair. They were much softer than a panacea from a whalebone, allowed to squeeze a skirt so that, for example, it could pass freely through the door. Then there are even softer frames - crinolines. And the dresses are covered with a lot of bows, ribbons, ornaments. In solemn occasions, a train was attached to the dress, which could be removed during dances. It was a status thing: the longer the train, the more noble the lady.
English fashion of the 18th century
In the English fashion, the spoiled and depraved rococo style did not take root. Practical British preferred cloth and wool, and not silk and lace. For the English society of that time, the main ideals were civil and family values, because the fashion of the 18th century in England for a woman's dress is distinguished by the simplicity of cut and finish. Preference was given to smooth fabrics of calm light tones. The dress could be decorated with a small bouquet of flowers. Notable English women on top of the lower skirt with fringes and corset wore an anglais dress, consisting of a tight bodice and a gathered straight skirt. The cutout of the neckline was covered with a breast pocket. Often, in a domestic setting, the English ladies at all refused the fagot, preferring a dress with a simple quilted skirt. This dress was called negligee.
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