Dress design

During the later part of the 18th century, a great deal of tinsel drawn work was done on fine muslin, and became beautifully treated in delicate design on the hem and down the f...

The braiding and small slashing continued of a similar character to the end of the Elizabethan age. The slashing now began to be treated with a larger effect and less elaboratio...

In the early part to the middle of this century the trimmings were chiefly of gold or silver lace, real lace, and purfled silk, mostly of the same material as the dress: a bow w...

Before the 16th century we find the art of decoration in costume had been confined chiefly to applied ornamental bands at the neck, waist, and borders of skirt and cloak. They h...

The head-dress of women now began to show a preference to confine the hair with nets and to close in the face, which continued till the 15th century. The circlet and long plait...

Character of Trimmings of the Nineteenth Century 237 Nineteenth Century. George III--Female 241 Nineteenth Century. George III--Male 246 Nineteenth Century. George IV--Female 24...

We have now arrived at the height of eccentric fashion in mediaeval head-dress. The hornlike creations, studded with jewels, and peaks of wondrous height, both draped with fine...

The female head-dress consisted chiefly of flowing hair banded with a circlet of various shapes, but a development of braiding plaits is found very early, and the hair was proba...

The woman's attire would have been chiefly a shortish skirt or wrap of coarse linen, wool, or leather, gathered in front or folded at one hip; grass cloth may also have been in...

The Character of Trimmings through the Seventeenth Century 142 James I 142 Charles I 143 The Commonwealth 145 Charles II 145 James II and William and Mary 146 Seventeenth Centur...

The Character of Decoration and Trimmings of the Eighteenth Century 190 Eighteenth Century. Anne--Female 193 Eighteenth Century. Anne--Male 198 Eighteenth Century. George I--Fem...

Sixteenth Century. Character of Trimmings 109 Sixteenth Century. Henry VIII--Female 113 Sixteenth Century. Henry VIII--Male 118 Sixteenth Century. The Reigns of Edward VI and Ma...