Fashion in the years 1750–1775 in European countries and the colonial Americas was characterised by greater abundance, elaboration and intricacy in clothing designs, loved by the Rococo artistic trends of the period. The French and English styles of fashion were very different from one another. French style was defined by elaborate court dress, colourful and rich in decoration, worn by such iconic fashion figures as Marie Antoinette. After reaching their maximum size in the 1750s, hoop skirts began to reduce in size, but remained being worn with the most formal dresses, and were sometimes replaced with side-hoops, or panniers. Hairstyles were equally elaborate, with tall headdresses the distinctive fashion of the 1770s. For men, waistcoats and breeches of previous decades continued to be fashionable. English style was defined by simple practical garments, made of inexpensive and durable fabrics, catering to a leisurely outdoor lifestyle. These lifestyles were also portrayed through the differences in portraiture. The French preferred indoor scenes where they could demonstrate their affinity for luxury in dress and lifestyle. The English, on the other hand, were more "egalitarian" in tastes, thus their portraits tended to depict the sitter in outdoor scenes and pastoral attire. Changes in fashion in the period 1750s Women: Court dress included elaborate and intricate styles influenced by Rococo; hoop skirts; panniers; corsets; petticoats; stays; conical torso shape with large hips; "standardized courtly bodies and faces" with little individuality French: Elaborate court dress, colorful, decorative, portraiture inside English: Simple and practical, inexpensive durable fabrics, outdoor lifestyle, portraiture outside Men: Coat; waistcoat; breeches; large cuffs; more attention on individual pieces of the suit; wigs for formal occasions; long and powdered hair 1760s Women: New strapless stays cut high at the armpit; or "stiff-bodied" gown; riding habit Men: Frock coat; knee length breeches fitted snugly; full shirt sleeves; original Macaroni 1770s Women: or sack-back gown; or close-bodied gown; the "Brunswick"; tall hair and headdresses Men: Waistcoats began to shorten; Macaroni imitators Women's fashion Overview Women's clothing styles retained the emphasis on a narrow, inverted conical torso, achieved with boned stays, above full skirts. Hoop skirts continued to be worn, reaching their largest size in the 1750s, and were sometimes replaced by side-hoops, also called 'false hips', or panniers. Court dress had little or no physical comfort with restriction of movement. Full size hoops skirts prevented sitting and reminded those wearing them to stand in the presence of