HECOL268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cotton Gin, Pelisse, Corset

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Human Ecology
• Course: HECOL268
• Professor: Anne Burke

Document Summary

Second half of the directoire: normative compare normative and extreme. Fabric not transparent, white color for most of the gown but with colored trim, headdress typically worn. Extreme: incroyable et merveilleuse, sheer dress, roman cross lace sandals, fig. 11. 3. white color, head dress not mandatory, little or no sleeve, waistline below the bust. Little to no petticoat worn, greek and roman type sandals. Hair cut short or arranged in greek styles. Female fashion extremists were called merveilleuses (women) and incroyables (men). Archeological discovery: revival of interest in classical styles. The age of nudity frenetic dancing, a new aristrocaty. Greeks: low necklines, high waists, beginning of little or no sleeve in the merveilleuses. Attempts to create the elegance of court to stimulate the economy and gain credibility. Very smart, well educated, crowned emperor, educational reforms, the government run better, often wear military garments. Napoleonic wars end with the battle of waterloo (1815).