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1800-1810
When the 19th century began, the dresses started to become simplier with light, flowery dresses with lighter brushstrokes. The necklines were becoming lower and now sleeves could be long or short. nm -
1810-1820
In the 1810's to the 1820's, dresses became more structured and started being made with stronger/ firmer fabrics. The dresses were often soft, suttle colours such as baby pink and cream. The sleeves also became biggers with more ruffles and trim. -
1820-1830
The dresses started to become even more complex with many decorative details adding beautiful touches to the dresses. The waistline now dropped and it was now much closer to it's actual spot. Thrid dimensional trim was finally acived with padding. -
1830-1840
In the 1830's the should fullness that was previously in the past years, now dropped to the elbow and the sleves became quite large. The neck lines became very wide and formed a V shape. This year also produced 19th centurys first version of an hourglass silhouette. -
1840-1850
This was the most dramatic change in styles because the sleves lost their fullness and started becoming fitted. The neck lines were high for the day and low for the night. Women wanted more of a silhouette requiring more petticoats to get their desired figure. -
1850-1860
By 1855, skirts expanded to their maximum size. The cage or hoop had swayed on the scene and women were delighted to wear the cage as it provided relief from the weight of the many petticoats and the plethora of the undergarments the had to wash.
