Costumes in 19th & 20th century
Posted by Textile MBSTU on Monday, November 10, 2008
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Nineteenth-Century Costume
The costume style associated in early 19th-century, was an attempt to recapture classic simplicity. Women wore a thin muslin dresses with a high waist, a low round neck, and puffed short sleeves. Men wore a short-waisted cutaway coat with tails, a high collar, and large lapels and military boots; plain-colored wools became predominant. The whole male appearance was strikingly military.
Women costumes took a look of fragility and managed to achieve an hourglass shape with an extremely tight corset after 1815. Their dresses used to have wide collars, sloping shoulders, leg-of-mutton sleeves, and full skirts. While the men wore the frock coat, which was fitted and had a skirt that reached the knees. Trousers were introduced and generally adopted well.
After 1840,women wore layers of decorative crinoline and after 1855 the hoop; sleeves were bell-shaped, and waist and necklines were pointed. Though men still wore the tailcoat and frock coat, the sack coat, sometimes worn without the vest, became popular for everyday wear. In general, men's clothes were becoming looser and more tubular and were predominantly of somber broadcloth.
Women first wore a tailored jacket with collar and lapels-the forerunner of the suit after 1865. The growing emphasis on sports, especially tennis and golf, was beginning to affect the way people dressed. Knee breeches, called knickerbockers or knickers, came into fashion for men, and sweaters became popular. After 1890, women most often wore the suit or the shirtwaist with balloon sleeves and wasp waist, popularly, the dress of the Gibson girl. Men's suits had square shoulders and straight waists and were usually of serge or tweed; the tuxedo was used for formal wear
Twentieth-Century Costume
After 1910, as started wearing skirts, shoes were normally colored to match the outfit. The nightgown, for women, gave way for a time to pajamas. The popularity of sportswear for men increased; the open-necked shirt was worn and trousers were cuffed and creased. Women's dress after 1914, was featured by straight lines, short-skirted costume and matching accessories became popular in times of 1920s.
The following decades produced radical changes in women's wear, from the flowing skirts of the 1930s and the box-jacketed suits of the 40s to the sack dress of the early 60s. The abbreviated miniskirt has vied for popularity with the full-length maxi and the calf-length midi in coats, skirts, and dresses. Women's clothing has become less restrictive and more casual than in previous eras. During the 1960s, men's clothing underwent drastic changes in color and fabric, becoming flamboyant for the first time in the 20th century. The flaring of trouser cuffs in the 1970s was a major modification in shape.
National Dress
Japanese men and women have widely adopted Western modes of dress, but many women retain the characteristic kimono and tabi (socks) or geta (wooden clogs). India, too, has traditional costumes, while there are western outfits that have become a part of city life. Traditional costume in general includes the long draped fabric, or sari, sandals, and profuse jewelry. Exquisite muslins, painted cottons, silks and a variety of rich fabric have from antiquity been notable features of Indian garments.
The everyday dressing of Western European countries are dominant while traditional costumes are still associated with important occasions, national celebrations and pageantry. The typical costume consists of gathered peasant skirt, a full blouse with puffed sleeves, and a laced bodice is colorful and picturesque, often elaborately fashioned and embroidered, and augmented by kerchief, head-dress, and apron.
Costume in East Asia has until recently remained unchanged since centuries. In the Arab countries, both men and women have for centuries draped themselves in voluminous flowing robes of different style, color, and richness. The people of Malaysia wrap themselves in a loose skirt, or sarong. Chinese dress has been distinguished by the use of luxurious textiles and embroidery and of pearls and jade-all symbolic of rank and wealth. Men and women of the People's Republic of China wear dark-colored trouser suits, whereas on Taiwan a sheath dress with mandarin collar and side slits in the skirt has become characteristic of women's clothing.
The costume style associated in early 19th-century, was an attempt to recapture classic simplicity. Women wore a thin muslin dresses with a high waist, a low round neck, and puffed short sleeves. Men wore a short-waisted cutaway coat with tails, a high collar, and large lapels and military boots; plain-colored wools became predominant. The whole male appearance was strikingly military.
Women costumes took a look of fragility and managed to achieve an hourglass shape with an extremely tight corset after 1815. Their dresses used to have wide collars, sloping shoulders, leg-of-mutton sleeves, and full skirts. While the men wore the frock coat, which was fitted and had a skirt that reached the knees. Trousers were introduced and generally adopted well.
After 1840,women wore layers of decorative crinoline and after 1855 the hoop; sleeves were bell-shaped, and waist and necklines were pointed. Though men still wore the tailcoat and frock coat, the sack coat, sometimes worn without the vest, became popular for everyday wear. In general, men's clothes were becoming looser and more tubular and were predominantly of somber broadcloth.
Women first wore a tailored jacket with collar and lapels-the forerunner of the suit after 1865. The growing emphasis on sports, especially tennis and golf, was beginning to affect the way people dressed. Knee breeches, called knickerbockers or knickers, came into fashion for men, and sweaters became popular. After 1890, women most often wore the suit or the shirtwaist with balloon sleeves and wasp waist, popularly, the dress of the Gibson girl. Men's suits had square shoulders and straight waists and were usually of serge or tweed; the tuxedo was used for formal wear
Twentieth-Century Costume
After 1910, as started wearing skirts, shoes were normally colored to match the outfit. The nightgown, for women, gave way for a time to pajamas. The popularity of sportswear for men increased; the open-necked shirt was worn and trousers were cuffed and creased. Women's dress after 1914, was featured by straight lines, short-skirted costume and matching accessories became popular in times of 1920s.
The following decades produced radical changes in women's wear, from the flowing skirts of the 1930s and the box-jacketed suits of the 40s to the sack dress of the early 60s. The abbreviated miniskirt has vied for popularity with the full-length maxi and the calf-length midi in coats, skirts, and dresses. Women's clothing has become less restrictive and more casual than in previous eras. During the 1960s, men's clothing underwent drastic changes in color and fabric, becoming flamboyant for the first time in the 20th century. The flaring of trouser cuffs in the 1970s was a major modification in shape.
National Dress
Japanese men and women have widely adopted Western modes of dress, but many women retain the characteristic kimono and tabi (socks) or geta (wooden clogs). India, too, has traditional costumes, while there are western outfits that have become a part of city life. Traditional costume in general includes the long draped fabric, or sari, sandals, and profuse jewelry. Exquisite muslins, painted cottons, silks and a variety of rich fabric have from antiquity been notable features of Indian garments.
The everyday dressing of Western European countries are dominant while traditional costumes are still associated with important occasions, national celebrations and pageantry. The typical costume consists of gathered peasant skirt, a full blouse with puffed sleeves, and a laced bodice is colorful and picturesque, often elaborately fashioned and embroidered, and augmented by kerchief, head-dress, and apron.
Costume in East Asia has until recently remained unchanged since centuries. In the Arab countries, both men and women have for centuries draped themselves in voluminous flowing robes of different style, color, and richness. The people of Malaysia wrap themselves in a loose skirt, or sarong. Chinese dress has been distinguished by the use of luxurious textiles and embroidery and of pearls and jade-all symbolic of rank and wealth. Men and women of the People's Republic of China wear dark-colored trouser suits, whereas on Taiwan a sheath dress with mandarin collar and side slits in the skirt has become characteristic of women's clothing.
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