Category: 1650-1659

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1650 – Diego Velázquez, Juan de Pareja

1650-1659, 17th century, artwork analysis, BIPOC

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falling band

1630-1639, 1640-1649, 1650-1659, 17th century, B, F, term definition

A flat and broad white collar often with lace on the edges, worn by men and women in the 17th century.

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1650-1659

1650-1659, 17th century, decade overview

Women’s bodices elongated in the 1650s coming to a point in the front, but in general evolved only slowly from the fashions of the previous decade; whereas men’s doublets shrunk radically and their breeches expanded, becoming heavily ornamented with ribbon loops. With England under Cromwell’s control, France takes the lead in fashion.

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buff coat

1630-1639, 1640-1649, 1650-1659, 1660-1669, 17th century, B, C, term definition

A leather version of the doublet that was often, but not exclusively, worn by people in the military in the 17th century.

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Fashion at the start of the 1910s maintained eleme

Fashion at the start of the 1910s maintained elements of the previous decade while beginning to move towards a simpler style. But mid-decade, World War I hit the Western world, causing fashion change to slow. Read more at the link in bio!

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In this 1794 portrait by Gilbert Stuart, Matilda S

In this 1794 portrait by Gilbert Stuart, Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes is dressed in the height of 18th-century style. She wears an embroidered robe à l’anglaise and a fantastical feathered headdress, befitting of her newfound status as Spanish nobility. Read more at the link in bio!

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La Cigale is a sharply structured gown by Christia

Happy Thanksgiving from the Fashion History Timeli

Happy Thanksgiving from the Fashion History Timeline! We also want to recognize Indigenous Americans and their contribution to fashion history. Read more about Indigenous American fashion and the 2017 “Native Fashion Now” exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian in NYC. Link in bio.

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Édouard Manet’s Railway depicts modern life in

Édouard Manet’s Railway depicts modern life in Paris during 1873; he chose to feature his favorite model, Victorine Meurent, in a simple navy blue twill dress–book in hand and puppy in lap. She is seated alongside a young girl whose back is turned to the viewer as she’s observing the Gare Saint-Lazare on a warm day. Read more at the link in bio!

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In the late 19th century, the rise of shirtwaists

In the late 19th century, the rise of shirtwaists gave women more options for clothing. The blouses mirrored the style of men’s shirts and were some of the first items that were produced by the ready to wear industry. Read more at the link in bio!

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Dance at Bougival captures a lively dance in progr

Dance at Bougival captures a lively dance in progress, with a casually dressed man whirling around a woman in a simple but fashionable pink cotton ensemble. Read more at our link in bio!

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This gold-colored silk afternoon dress with its gr

This gold-colored silk afternoon dress with its green bows and ruffles that help to emphasize the back of the silhouette was on trend in 1866, but its coordinating trompe l’oeil jacket was very fashion-forward. To read our garment analysis, see our link in bio!

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John Singer Sargent’s Miss Elsie Palmer is an in

John Singer Sargent’s Miss Elsie Palmer is an intriguing portrait of a young upper class girl who finds herself in the dichotomy of childhood and womanhood, as well as mainstream fashion and dress reform. Her dress rejects most common conventions of fashion in the late 1880s and early 1890s, and brings to light a style that is quite her own. Link in bio.

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John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925). Miss Elsie Palmer, 1889-1890. Oil on canvas; 190.8 x 114.6 cm (75.1 x 45.1 in). Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.

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