<P> Fashion in the period 1660 -- 1700 in Western European clothing is characterised by rapid change . Following the end of the Thirty Years ' War and the Restoration of England 's Charles II , military influences in men 's clothing were replaced by a brief period of decorative exuberance which then sobered into the coat , waistcoat and breeches costume that would reign for the next century and a half . In the normal cycle of fashion , the broad , high - waisted silhouette of the previous period was replaced by a long , lean line with a low waist for both men and women . This period also marked the rise of the periwig as an essential item of men 's fashion . </P>
<P> Fashion in the period 1660 -- 1700 in Western European clothing is characterised by rapid change . Following the end of the Thirty Years ' War and the Restoration of England 's Charles II , military influences in men 's clothing were replaced by a brief period of decorative exuberance which then sobered into the coat , waistcoat and breeches costume that would reign for the next century and a half . In the normal cycle of fashion , the broad , high - waisted silhouette of the previous period was replaced by a long , lean line with a low waist for both men and women . This period also marked the rise of the periwig as an essential item of men 's fashion . </P>
what was part of men 's fashion in the 17th century
what was part of men 's fashion in the 17th century
coat waistcoat breeches periwig
coat waistcoat breeches periwig