The richly decorated gowns worn by wealthy Georgian women were often adorned with an "eschelle stomacher" (a fancy corset designed to be worn in public and adorned with bows of decreasing size) above the waistline and an embroidered and trimmed petticoat below. Ladies' skirts were supported by hoops made of cane or rattan. Under the hoops and corset, ladies wore "shifts" (knee-length undergarments with elbow-length sleeves adorned with a froth of lace). 11. Georgian (cont.)
Romans This period began in 3000 B.C until 500 A.D. this period we also call the antiquity. Fashion (the rich women) The rich women wore long dresses which were made from wool and linen. These dresses are called a tunica. Men wore them also but womens tunicas are longer and must reach the ground. These dresses are very loose and usually with a wide collar.
Today fashion is very similar between the females but has changed a bit for the males in bit the clothes and hair department. For ladies the miniskirt is still very popular as well as the pantyhose, high boots and others but now big ballroom dresses has
‘MENKAURE AND A QUEEN’ is wearing a hat like the other general pharaohs wear. This hair style represents his status and ANAVYSOS KOUROS’s hair style looks like dreadlocks. It looks like the modern hair style that we can see commonly. It is very well carved precisely. And ‘MENKAURE AND A QUEEN’ are wearing some clothes like women’s skirts.
Minoan women wore skirts that flared out from the waist in a bell shape, with many decorations attached to the cloth. Later designs were made from strips of fabric, sewn in ways that created rows of ruffles from waist to ankle. Women also wore close-fitting blouses that were cut low in the front to expose the breasts. A tiny waist was prized, and both men and women wore tight belts made of metal, which held their waists in. Some
Fabric was extremely valuable despite whether or not it was homemade or imported. The medieval threads were spindled with a distaff (an early part of a spinning wheel). For one whole dress where the density of threads was 12 threads per centimeter you needed as much as 15,000 meters of finished thread; i.e. 30 kilometers of one-filament thread. The thread had to be tightly woven and very durable.
Lace pop socks boasted ribbons at the back and were worn with pointy booties that curled up at the toe. Last season's fruity earrings were replaced with huge jewels that, again, didn't look too dissimilar to those extravagant chandeliers above. (Vogue fashion shows, 28/11/2012) You can clearly see that dolce & Gabbana was inspired by baroque, largely due to the rich and opulent finish to his garments. When it comes to the high-street baroque is not something new but it is a trend that is all about decadence and opulence it can be seen that designers like doloce & gabanna, Versace and Givenchy have in fact inspired the high streets to join in with the trend and keep it innovative and renewed. Zara is just one of several high streets shops which have been inspired by baroque and used black and gold embellishments, lace , ruffles velvet & metallic they have also been popular with scarf prints.
By mid-decade miniskirts had become very popular. They were often worn with go boots that revealed the legs. Women also wore clothing that showed off their curves. Hair was worn very short or long and lanky. Women’s style varied tremendously, in the 1960’s.
They wore their hair loose with two braids. They wore jewelry made from seashells. Men wore buck skin tunics and breecloths with leggings. They wore their hair in three braids. Blackfeet chiefs wore long tall feather headdresses.
Women wear them all time with any outfit and in various colors. She also clarifies the misapprehension of the “abaya”. The “abaya” is a long garment that is similar to that of a cloak. The big misapprehension of the “abaya” is that it is religious; however, in actuality it is a worn more for its tradition. The general style of the “abaya” is somewhat of graduation robe – lengthy, wide and flowing.