The history of fashion design specifically refers to the development, design, and manufacture of the purpose behind clothing, footwear, and accessories. Fashion began when humans began wearing clothing between 100,000 and 500,000 years ago.
The design of these garments became increasingly based on printed designs, especially from Paris, and they were distributed throughout Europe, eagerly awaited in the provinces where their origins were the garments designed by the most elegant persons, usually those working at court, together with tailors and seamstresses.
During the early eighteenth century, early fashion designers came to the fore as leaders of fashion. Françoise Leclerc, the Queen's tailor, became coveted by the women of the French aristocracy in the 1720s, and by the middle of the century, Marie-Madeleine Duchab, Mademoiselle Alexandre, and Le Sieur Pollard had gained national recognition and expanded their client base from French to foreign aristocracy. However, Rose Bertin is generally considered to be the first internationally acclaimed fashion designer and has also been called the "Minister of Fashion" as she was the designer of the clothes of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.
Victorian fashion:-
Under the rule of Queen Victoria, great changes occurred in fashion, which led to the emergence of Victorian fashion, as it is due to British culture, and this period witnessed many changes in fashion. It became possible to make clothes faster and cheaper, and the development of printing and displaying fashion magazines allowed people to contribute to the development of high art trends, opening the market for public consumption and publicity. During the Victorian era, women's place was in the home; in the eighteenth century, gender roles became more defined than before, and their style of clothing reflected their lifestyle. This meant that Victorian fashion was no longer intended to be practical.
At the beginning of Queen Victoria's rule, the ideal figure for a Victorian woman was a long, slender torso and wide hips. To achieve this, corsets surrounded the abdomen and even the hips. Shirts were often worn under the corset and cut low to prevent exposure. Tight bodices were worn over the corset, highlighting the waist lines with a skirt. Long, layered horsehair fabric gives fullness and accentuates the small waist at the same time, and to contrast the narrow waist, the necklines are straight and low.
Crinoline fashion:-
A strange name and the strangest invention appeared in the world of fashion in the middle of the eighteenth century and became popular, and women have been wearing it until now on some occasions. The name in English is derived from two parts, the first meaning a solid material made of horse hair, and the other part meaning linen, which was a set of frames made of bones or metal and wrapped in linen cloth worn by women under clothes to give dresses a fluffy look, as was known by the fashion of this era. The crinoline patent was issued in 1856. Special lines were issued to manufacture iron frames for the crinoline, which were put out at a rate of 3000 per day, but at the same time, it was a very difficult tool to wear, as it was heavy and difficult to move a lot while wearing it. Until the 1960s of the twentieth century,
The clothes underwent many developments during that time. In the year 1840, the skirts increased in length and width due to the emergence of the crinoline fashion and became a symbol of wealth. In the year 1850, some of the elements changed, so we will notice that the collars in the day dresses decreased until they became in the form of a 7 or a V. On the contrary, in the evening dresses, it was the Bertha style that shows off the shoulders completely.
In the year 1860, specifically the mid-sixties of the nineteenth century, the crinolines began to decrease in size from the top, while they regained their massiveness at the bottom, as they became more flat in the front and wide in the back, as the skirts began to include a tail.
In the year 1870, the fashion for wide skirts disappeared, as women preferred a slimmer look, while the bodices remained on the natural waist line and the necklines varied. As for the sleeves, they begin below the shoulder line.
As for the year 1880, it was a period of dispersion in style. On the one hand, there is the style of extremely flashy dresses with different materials and delightful accessories, and on the other hand, the rising popularity of the fashion industry gave other simpler styles, as the fluff returned and the prominence increased horizontally at the back, and as a result of the additional fullness, the folds moved to the sides or to the sides. The front is in the skirt, and any folds that remain in the back are lifted to a billow.
By 1890, the crinolines and fluff were abandoned entirely, and the skirts fell naturally from the wearer's small waist and developed into a bell shape, also made to be narrower at the hips. fixed shape, but declined by the end of the decade.
The evolution of fashion continued in this manner until the mid-nineteenth century, when France, and specifically the capital, Paris, began designing haute couture, a new trend for fashion as Paris raised the clothing industry to levels of luxury and high quality. During this period, individual designers left their mark. In the fashion industry, with their unique work, many high-end dresses were fitted and decorated with a large number of buttons, ruffles, and ribbons, although fashion design began in Paris.
