The nineteenth century was a period of great change in fashion, resulting in true revolutions for both male fashion in women’s fashion. The Industrial Revolution had already created a new upper class that combined the wealth of the aristocracy with the ingenuity of the world of production, and new conceptions of the clothes reflect any changes. Here’s how to dress for a costume party nineteenth century.
The male costume: the new rich of the nineteenth century who wanted to show his power, distinguished by the nobles liveried with wig, shorts and silk stockings, trying new status symbol of class. We then dress with jacket very long behind with long trousers, shiny shoes, light shirt and starched, more or less worked on the front. The accessories play a key role: dark stick and hat black. The colors are quite dark, and black is dominant. For those who really wanted to be perfect, you can show off a monocle, a precious pocket watch and gloves clear. Playing a dress like this is very easy, as it requires a dark pants, shiny shoes and shirt, which are already present in any wardrobe. For the jacket you can use a coat of black labor and cut only the front at the waist, leaving a rectangular tail on the back.
The female costume of the early nineteenth century: the lady of the new industrial aristocracy could afford a wardrobe of clothes with bright colors for every occasion, to wear with the corset bodice, and crinoline cage armor for the skirt . This dressing, which is a tail of the former Regime, the help needed to assist the household staff that lady. Therefore, those who wore a skirt and a wasp waist expressed wealth and luxury, all the more so with such a bulky clothing was impossible for women to work. To play this dress is a skirt with a tulle petticoat, crinolines and cages because they are no longer necessary given the lightness of the new fabrics, including synthetics. The bodice is coupled to the skirt and must not be elevated.
The female costume of the late nineteenth century: the arrival of the sewing machines and the modernization of the costume (do not forget the suffragettes!), The ambitions fade away from the royal court and the clothes finally deflate and the colors are muffled. Remains a nice padding on the seat makes up for with a corset much less stringent. The clothes are dry, the darker colors, the sleeve is long and narrow and the signs of the liveliest class style are in the accessories: wide-brimmed hat, collar worked, gloves and umbrella. To mimic this costume is a skirt reaching to the feet that string just at knee level, coordinated with a short jacket and tight at the waist.
The dress style empire still exists today and is born in the nineteenth century. It takes its name from the Empire of Napoleon, his court has established the fashion apparel new women, in contrast with the opulence of raw aristocracy “undeserving”, which was swept away by the guillotine is that by tailoring. It is a long dress down to the ground, clear, plain and simple, as one job requires a belt that tightens just below the bust. The neckline is wide but not deep, can discover neck and shoulders. The dress is argued with short sleeves. This dress is worn with hair up in a bun and a pearl necklace. For the grand ball can be combined with long white gloves.
