Title: Major Fashion Trends and Styles of the 1700s | Mental Itch
Headings: Major Fashion Trends and Styles of the 1700s
Major Fashion Trends and Styles of the 1700s
Formal mantuas
Fashion History from the 18th to the 20th Century Hardcover – March 13, 2020
Fashion History: A Global View (Dress, Body, Culture) Kindle Edition
The History of Modern Fashion: From 1850 Hardcover – Illustrated, September 15, 2015
Gowns
Sack-back gown (robe à la française)
Close-bodied gown (robe à l’anglaise)
Loose white gown (chemise a la reine)
Court dress (grand habit de cour)
Bedgowns
Petticoats
Panniers
Stomachers
Corset/Stays
Shoes with buckles
Justaucorps
Banyan
Frock
Breeches
Wigs
Tall hair
Macaroni trend
Tricorne

Content: It’s a support garment stiffened with a whalebone, reed or wood. The most fashionable stays pulled the shoulders back until shoulder blades almost touched. The resulting silhouette makes a very erect posture and a high, full bosom. A woman may start wearing stays as early as toddlerhood. Women also make their own corsets so they fit. If they don’t make their own, she could purchase stays imported from England, but there is no guarantee that a piece will fit. During the mid-century, strapless stays were cut high at the armpit to enable a woman to stand with her shoulders lightly back, which was a fashionable posture at the time. Shoes with buckles
From 1720 to 1730, men’s shoes had smaller heels. The shoes became more comfortable, and no longer contains a block toe from the previous period. From the first half of the century, shoes often contained an oblong buckle embedded with stones.