How Clothing Changed Over Time

Clothing over Time Dresses, gowns, tunics, suits, uniforms all styles connected over time. What do they have in common? They all evolve and change over time. That happens because people change their minds about what they want to wear and the materials to make styles also change over periods of time. It’s incredible to observe how styles can be connected to the passing of time and the change in resources to make those styles.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, between the years 1600-1700, the fashion style was an individual creation made with no standard measurements. The wealthy used gemstones in the dresses. Also, the trend was to make clothes that were like works of art. The French fashion was the leader. These garments were created by

Americans needed a more practical style, but sometimes garments were poorly fitted because there was no standard measurements for it. Additionally, the demand for the different types of styles began and the clothes became more practical and serious. The styles that were created at home or with tailors were fine, but the clothes for the soldiers had to be created faster and for that reason the people considered creating the factories for mass production. The connection that exists between the style of the clothes and the form in which they were created is demand. Because of the demand for uniforms, factories started, and clothes were staring to be mass

Then the designers began copying everything from the same design, all alike with more updated styles, and that’s how the whole individuality was lost. Simultaneously, the clothes became a “natural extension of the body,” as stated in Tailoring, and dresses before had covered the body more. Women did not wear petticoats and corsets anymore. Now they can tell the difference between small, medium and large because measurements became standard. The style was created by tailors for the rich and there was mending at home. In a factory, the people can make large amounts of clothes quickly, but sometimes they are not well-made. Also, the demand leads to mass production. So the connection between this style and how it was made is that the greater demand for more style make the need for bigger factories and more mass