Apr 3, 2020 · 1830s fashion was dramatic and overwhelming, marked by huge sleeves and hats, reflecting the Romantic movement. Extravagant dandies led the fashion world. After 1836, the exuberance that had defined fashion since the 1820s collapsed into a drooping sentimentality.

Clothing of the American frontier was completely hand woven and hand stitched. And, except for the occasional specialty item, all garments (including shoes) were made by the frontier families themselves. Sadly, there is little remaining evidence of clothing worn by the settlers of this period.

1830s fashion in Western and Western-influenced fashion is characterized by an emphasis on breadth, initially at the shoulder and later in the hips, in contrast to the narrower silhouettes that had predominated between 1800 and 1820.

Oct 16, 2015 · Instructions and patterns for early 1800's clothing. Great period work with enough detail that I could reproduce the items. Any serious needle worker with an interest in historic clothing would love this book.

By the 1840s, men’s clothing had become darker and more practical again: the early Victorian era witnessed “the fading away of flamboyance and colour from men’s garments, not to be recovered until very modern times. It was considered ungentlemanly to wear anything striking.”

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Dec 6, 2017 · One of the biggest changes was the aforementioned introduction of trousers, the traditional clothing of sailors and sans culottes, into the wardrobes of upper-class men and professionals. Romantic masculinity was expressed through …

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New clothing demands a quick update...Right after work this afternoon, I hopped out of my car and begged the sister to take a few pictures of my new 1830s working class wear before the sun set. Thankfully, Maria agreed and shot these beauties in the grove next door!

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