Fashion Period Report Romantic Era Society and Fashion Social and political factors were major influence in the style of the Nineteenth century. The influence of the neoclassical period on architecture and the fine and decorative arts extended into the 19th century, and the dress of classical antiquity was an obvious influence on fashions and the arts. Another revolution was the Industrial Revolution, with its technological advances brought significant changes to the production of textiles. French citizens met in 1789 for the first time in more than a century and a half. However, the silhouette of fashions for women during the revolution did not change, but after the revolution has ended style had been change to more simplify. English influenced styles were popular, like the neckcloths similar to those worn by peasants and working class women. Citizens declared their revolutionary ardor by displaying the revolutionary colors red, white, and blue and these colors appeared often in dresses (The Revolution and the Directory, 306-307). In addition, there was many differences in dress between the Empire and romantic eras. After the establishment of the Empire period, the basic style lines that had been worn by both men and women during the Directoire continued, but the extremes of nudity and the styles of the Merveilleuse and …show more content…
Neck ruffs, the ferroniere, or sleeve styles from earlier costume periods appeared again. Fashionable colors were given romantic names such as “dust of ruins” or “Egyptian earth.” Romanticism declined in France after the revolution of 1848–1849. However, romantic poet emphasized the maiden who died for love or the one whose hard heartedness that caused pain in her lover. Women are usually portrait as they don’t wear stylish garment, and appear to be not in good health with circle under the eyes (Women’s Social Roles,