Characteristics of clothing in the Romantic period

Romanticism thinking regardless of clothing also created an elegant atmosphere full of fantasy.

1, from around 1822, the waistline of women's clothing gradually from the high waist position down to 1830, down to the natural position, the waist and by the corset strangling thin, the sleeve root extremely puffed up, the skirt is also outward expansion.

2. The waistline returned to its natural position, and the corset was reintroduced. In order to emphasize femininity, the corset "Corset" was used to achieve plastic surgery. The entire upper body is sewn very well, and the clothes are usually tied at the back opening, and if the front is open, it is fastened with a hook. In order to emphasize the thin waist, the decorative line that goes down at an acute angle in the center of the front of the dress makes a comeback.

3, skirt expansion. Emphasizing the thin waist and exaggerating the hemline are interrelated, the waistline position goes down, and the waist is slimmed down at the same time, a lot of folds appear on the skirt, and its sense of volume is constantly strengthened by wearing several petticoats inside. The sheath skirt opens in an A-line at the front, revealing the heterochromatic petticoat inside.

4. Romantic collars. Collars in this period had two extreme forms: a high neckline and a low neckline. The high neckline is often decorated with ruffles, or with a raffle collar, a large shawl collar; low neckline is often added with a very large lapel or overlap several layers of the fly, lis edge decoration. These two types of collars are sometimes used in combination.

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p>In the paintings of the Romantic period can also be seen in the characteristics of the dress of the time:

Randolph Caddick's characters across a wealth of children, farmers, ladies, aristocrats, musketeers, and so on, at all levels have a delicate and warm display, each character image vivid, all reflecting the character's own characteristics of the class and individual temperament and god appearance.

The costumes of all the characters truly reflect the style of Victorian society.

The women's costumes are decorated with lace, tulle, ruffles and bows, as well as multi-layered folds and pleats.

Court styles mainly include stand-up collar, high waist, princess sleeves, leg of mutton sleeves, etc., everywhere reflecting the gorgeous and subtle soft style.

In terms of line treatment, as Time Magazine commented, it was easy, precise and unobtrusive, a kind of casualness, or the precision under the casualness. Compared with Walter Crane's line style, the latter is more programmatic and decorative, while the former highlights a kind of spirit and dash, and portrays the characters' expressions in a subtle way.

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