History Of Peruvian Fashion

In society people constantly want to develop common traditions and this tendency can be seen throughout our history. Fashion is one of those traditions people make because they feel the need to have something in common, which is still relevant today. Although, fashion isn’t just about people having identical style in clothes, but is a very significant social aspect that unites people. In Peru, during 1770-1800 fashion was changing tremendously. Peruvian fashion was vastly influenced by Europe due to its widely availability, social unity and its prominent trend among the Peruvians. Peruvian fashion is very similar to Europe’s. One of the main reasons for Europe’s influence on their fashion is that it was easy for Peruvians to get their hands

Europe’s fashion was extensively known across the globe. Majority of women during seventeenth century would wear head-dresses, bonnets of satin or linen, and European dresses. Under their dresses they had a bustle, which is small cushions fastened to the hips, and then just a single cushion in the back. Towards the eighteenth century women would wear large hats decorated with ribbons, fur-trimmed satin wrapper, hooppetticoat shortened for wearing out of doors, with caraco (short jacket) made of the same material. Beneath it a tight-fitting dress was worn, with bodice or corset and a skirt. Men mostly wore silk tail-coat, and short waistcoat with fobs hanging down. Peruvians followed Europe’s fashion and was extensively influenced by these trends. Due to Peruvian’s passion for the finest clothing, this lead them to acquire Europe’s fashion because in Lima the use of finer clothing was not controlled by any sort of legal restriction (‘vanity and ostentation not being restrained by custom or

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